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ERIC Number: EJ305885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Plants as Producers: A Case Study of Elementary Science Teaching.
Smith, Edward L.; Anderson, Charles W.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v21 n7 p685-98 Oct 1984
Examined instructional materials, teacher planning, instruction, and student conceptions related to an activity unit on plants and photosynthesis. Reasons are offered about why the teacher was unsuccessful in helping students replace their misconceptions with scientific conceptions, although the teacher knew this misconception existed. (JN)
Descriptors: Botany, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Photosynthesis, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teacher Education, Teaching Guides
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Misconceptions; National Science Foundation; Science Education Research