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ERIC Number: EJ266159
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Jul
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Students' Perceptions of the Concept of Life.
Brumby, Margaret N.
Science Education, v66 n4 p613-22 Jul 1982
College students (N=52) were given unfamiliar or novel problems (written and interview responses) to determine how they characterize living things, criteria they use to distinguish between living/dead/nonliving, and to determine if their idea of life included the interrelationship between organisms and biosphere. Results and implications are discussed. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, College Science, College Students, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Science Education Research