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ERIC Number: EJ336546
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Assessing Understanding by Means of Venn Diagrams.
Gunstone, Richard F.; White, Richard T.
Science Education, v70 n2 p151-58 Apr 1986
Argues that Venn Diagrams are powerful probes of students' understanding of the meanings of terms and the relations between concepts. Examples of the various classroom contexts in which the diagrams can be used are provided. (JN)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Venn Diagrams