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Larsson, Caroline; Tibell, Lena A. – Research in Science Education, 2015
A well-ordered biological complex can be formed by the random motion of its components, i.e. self-assemble. This is a concept that incorporates issues that may contradict students' everyday experiences and intuitions. In previous studies, we have shown that a tangible model of virus self-assembly, used in a group exercise, helps students to grasp…
Descriptors: Science Education, Biology, Scientific Concepts, Molecular Structure
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Peker, Deniz; Wallace, Carolyn S. – Research in Science Education, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative interpretive research study was to examine high school students' written scientific explanations during biology laboratory investigations. Specifically, we characterized the types of epistemologies and forms of reasoning involved in students' scientific explanations and students' perceptions of scientific…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes, Science Laboratories, Biology