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ERIC Number: EJ595902
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Interpretations of Graphs by University Biology Students and Practicing Scientists: Toward a Social Practice View of Scientific Representation Practices.
Bowen, G. Michael; Roth, Wolff-Michael; McGinn, Michelle K.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v36 n9 p1020-43 Nov 1999
Describes a study of the similarities and differences in graph-related interpretations between scientists and college students engaged in collective graph interpretation. Concludes that while many students learned to provide correct answers to scientific graphing questions, they did not come to make linguistic distinctions or increase their knowledge of specific organism populations. Contains 51 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graphs, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Science Education, Science Process Skills, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Scientists, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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