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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Aug-1
Pages: 5
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Capturing Difficult Botanical Concepts with a Net of Previous Knowledge
Cottrell, Tom R.
American Biology Teacher, v66 n6 p441 Aug 2004
There are a number of ways to capture student interest and improve student ability to understand complex phenomena. Without attempting any systematic assessment of the improvement in student learning the analogies, conversations with students lead to believe that techniques are a valuable tool in the botanist's toolbox.
Descriptors: Student Interests, Academic Ability, Student Attitudes, Plants (Botany), Comprehension, Knowledge Level, Science Education
National Association of Biology Teachers, Suite 110, 12030 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20191. Web site: http://www.nabt.org; e-mail: publication@nabt.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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