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Stagg, Bethan C.; Donkin, Maria – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
Taxonomic education and botany are increasingly neglected in schools and universities, leading to a "missed generation" of adults that cannot identify organisms, especially plants. This study pilots three methods for teaching identification of native plant species to forty-three adults engaged in the participatory science project…
Descriptors: Identification, Teaching Methods, Botany, Plants (Botany)
Biddulph, Fred – 1984
The Learning in Science Project (Primary)--LISP(P)--investigated the ideas and interests children have about flowering plants (in particular whether these plants have a life cycle). Data were obtained from: individual interviews with children, ages 7- to 14-year-old (10 students for each age level), using the "interview-about-instances"…
Descriptors: Botany, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development