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Jungwirth, Ehud – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1986
Describes the method used to probe students' associative meaning of the concepts of regulation and equilibrium. Results from students of grades 6, 9, and 11 and student teachers of biology indicated that a discrepancy exists between connotative meanings and cultural, standardized meanings. (ML)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Biology, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation