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ERIC Number: EJ061299
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Misconceptions of Selected Science Concepts Held by Elementary School Students
Doran, Rodney L.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 9, 2, 127-137, 72
Describes a test, administered as a motion picture, designed to measure misconceptions about the particle model of matter held by students in grades two through six. Reliability values for tests of eight misconceptions are given and the correlations of misconception scores with measures of IQ, reading, mathematics, and science ability reported. (AL)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary School Science, Evaluation, Measurement Instruments, Reliability, Student Characteristics, Validity
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