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ERIC Number: EJ303352
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Misconceptions about the Concept of Natural Selection by Medical Biology Students.
Brumby, Margaret N.
Science Education, v68 n4 p493-503 Jul 1984
Examined Australian medical school students' (N=150) conceptual frameworks and reasoning patterns related to natural selection. Results indicate that the majority believed that evolutionary changes occur as a result of need. Implications related to student learning and to science and medical education are considered. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Concept Formation, Evolution, Higher Education, Medical Students, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Misconceptions; Science Education Research