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Tim Hartelt; Helge Martens – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Intuitive conceptions based on cognitive biases (teleology, anthropomorphism, and essentialism) often prove helpful in everyday life while simultaneously being problematic in scientific contexts. Nonetheless, students often have intuitive conceptions of scientific topics such as evolution. As potential approaches to enable students to…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Metacognition, Self Control, Intuition
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Gitari, Wanja – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
The role of science education in rural development is of great interest to science educators. In this study I investigated how residents of rural Kirumi, Kenya, approach health and healing, through discussions and semistructured and in-depth interviews with 150 residents, 3 local herbalists, and 2 medical researchers over a period of 6 months. I…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role, Science Education, Rural Development