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Direct linkDonovan, Jenny; Venville, Grady – Science & Education, 2014
Previous research showed that primary school children held several misconceptions about genetics of concern for their future lives. Included were beliefs that genes and DNA are separate substances, with genes causing family resemblance and DNA identifying suspects at crime scenes. Responses to this work "blamed" the mass media for these…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Genetics
Eder, Erich; Turic, Katharina; Milasowszky, Norbert; Van Adzin, Katherine; Hergovich, Andreas – Science & Education, 2011
The present study is the first to investigate the relationships between a multiple set of paranormal beliefs and the acceptance of evolution, creationism, and intelligent design, respectively, in Europe. Using a questionnaire, 2,129 students at secondary schools in Vienna (Austria) answered the 26 statements of the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evolution, Creationism, Correlation
Yalcin, Mehmet; Altun, Sema; Turgut, Umit; Aggul, Fatma – Science & Education, 2009
The present study aims to identify first year Turkish Science undergraduates' understandings and misconceptions of the concept of light and its propagation. For this purpose, an instrument composed of four open-ended questions was developed by the researchers. The diagnostic test was piloted with twenty students and modifications were made prior…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Misconceptions, Undergraduate Students
