Students' Anxiety towards and Perception of Difficulty of Some Biological Concepts under the Concept-mapping Heuristic.

Okebukola, Peter Akinsola|Jegede, Olugbemiro J.

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ERIC Number: EJ394290

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Publication Date: 1989

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Students' Anxiety towards and Perception of Difficulty of Some Biological Concepts under the Concept-mapping Heuristic.

Okebukola, Peter Akinsola; Jegede, Olugbemiro J.

Research in Science and Technological Education, v7 n1 p85-92 1989

Explores the possibility that the concept-mapping strategy could be a fruitful way of reducing the anxiety levels of students as well as helping to change their attitudes towards concepts. Concepts from the areas of ecology and genetics were given to pre-degree biology students. Experimental results confirmed the effect. (YP)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Biology, College Science, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Science Instruction, Science Interests, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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