How Good Are Students at Testing Alternative Explanations of Unseen Entities?.

Lawson, Anton E.; Drake, Nicole; Johnson, Jennifer; Kwon, Yong-Ju; Scarpone, Christopher

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Publication Date: 2000

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How Good Are Students at Testing Alternative Explanations of Unseen Entities?

Lawson, Anton E.; Drake, Nicole; Johnson, Jennifer; Kwon, Yong-Ju; Scarpone, Christopher

American Biology Teacher, v62 n4 p249-55 Apr 2000

Tests the hypothesis that a fifth stage of intellectual development characterized by the ability to test alternative explanations involving unseen theoretical entities exists. This hypothesis is tested in the context of a nonmajor college-level biology course in which the assumption is made that some students have acquired Stage 5 reasoning skills. (SAH)

Descriptors: Biology, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Introductory Courses, Science Education, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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