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ERIC Number: EJ463166
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Logic of University Students' Misunderstanding of Natural Selection.
Greene, Edgar D., Jr.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v27 n9 p875-85 Dec 1990
Responses of 322 university sophomores (education majors) on an evolution problem "How could the bat have evolved wings?" are analyzed and classified. Concludes that misunderstandings are logical. (PR)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Education Majors, Educational Research, Evolution, Higher Education, Logical Thinking, Misconceptions, Problem Solving, Research Reports, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bats (Animals); Natural Selection; Science Education Research