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ERIC Number: EJ551148
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0855
Australian Secondary School Students' Concepts Regarding the Nature of Science.
Griffiths, Alan K.; Barman, Charles R.
Australian Science Teachers Journal, v39 n1 p69-71 Mar 1993
Describes a study in which secondary students (N=32) were interviewed to determine their understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge. Presents some of the strengths and weaknesses of these views and provides cross-cultural comparisons. (DDR)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Structures, Cross Cultural Studies, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Representation, Science Curriculum, Science History, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia