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ERIC Number: EJ446428
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Understandings and Misunderstandings of Eight Graders of Five Chemistry Concepts Found in Textbooks.
Abraham, Michael R.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n2 p105-20 Feb 1992
Reports on misconceptions held by intermediate grade students concerning chemistry textbook concepts, on the relation of reasoning ability to those misconceptions, and on the extent that textbooks encourage misconceptions. Concludes that the level of understanding displayed for the selected concepts, in combination with the nature of students' misconceptions, signifies a general failure of textbook effectiveness. (37 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Grade 8, Intellectual Development, Intermediate Grades, Misconceptions, Science Education, Science Instruction, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science Education Research