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ERIC Number: EJ453605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Anthropomorphism and Teleology in Reasoning about Biological Phenomena.
Tamir, Pinchas; Zohar, Anat
Science Education, v75 n1 p57-67 Jan 1991
Reports on interviews with 28 high school biology students in Jerusalem concerning teleological and anthropomorphic formulations and reasoning. Results indicate acceptance of anthropomorphic formulations does not imply a prevalence of anthropomorphic reasoning. Most high school students can distinguish between anthropomorphic formulations and factual explanations. Many students support anthropomorphic formulations as a means of making concepts and processes more comprehensible. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Anthropomorphism; Israel (Jerusalem); Teleology