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ERIC Number: EJ580573
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Student Understanding in a High School Genetics Class.
Johnson, Susan
Principled Practice in Mathematics and Science Education, v1 n1 p1-7 Spr 1997
Relates activities implemented in a high school genetics course that enable students to experience "science in the making" (Latour, 1987). Students work in research groups, build explanatory models of observed natural phenomena, present models at class conferences, revise models based on peer feedback or new observational information, and win research awards. (WRM)
Descriptors: Genetics, Heredity, High Schools, Hypothesis Testing, Models, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Scientific Methodology
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education, 1025 W. Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706.