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ERIC Number: EJ368078
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Acquisition of Biological Knowledge during Childhood: Cognitive Conflict or Tabula Rasa?
Lawson, Anton E.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v25 n3 p185-99 Mar 1988
Reports on a study in which clinical interviews were conducted with three elementary school children to determine the extent to which they held naive misconceptions about important biological topics, and to determine agewise trends in the development of biological knowledge. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Interviews, Misconceptions, Qualitative Research, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research