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ERIC Number: EJ317374
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Students' Alternative Conceptions of Animals and Animal Classification.
Trowbridge, John E.; Mintzes, Joel J.
School Science and Mathematics, v85 n4 p304-16 Apr 1985
Examined alternative conceptions of animals and animal classification by interviewing fifth grade, eighth grade, and freshmen/sophmore college students (N=62). Subjects were asked to name five animals, state critical attributes, and complete a classification task. Results indicate all ages fail to generalize and discriminate among examples and nonexamples of animals. (DH)
Descriptors: Animals, Biological Sciences, Classification, College Science, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Misconceptions; Science Education Research