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ERIC Number: EJ473470
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Students' Preconceptions about the Epistemology of Science.
Ryan, A. G.; Aikenhead, G. S.
Science Education, v76 n6 p559-80 Nov 1992
A sample of grade 11 and 12 Canadian students (n>2000) responded to a national survey concerning the epistemology of science. Results revealed preconceptions held by students involving the nature of science, scientific assumptions, values in science, conceptual inventions, the scientific method, consensus making in science, and characteristics of the knowledge produced in science. (Contains 61 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Grade 11, Grade 12, High School Students, High Schools, National Surveys, School Surveys, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Preconceptions