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Direct linkMétioui, Abdeljalil; Matoussi, Fathi; Trudel, Louis – Journal of Biological Education, 2016
In this article we present a synthesis of the research affecting pupils' conceptions of photosynthesis and plant nutrition. The main false conceptions of the pupils identified in this literature review are: that green plants find their food in the soil; that water and mineral salts are sufficient to the growth of a plant; the role of chlorophyll,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Botany, Scientific Concepts
Peer reviewedCanal, Pedro – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Reflects on the origin of the misconception of inverse respiration in green plants. Proposes a series of conceptual schemes that could form the basis for teaching the subject of green plants in a way that prevents or substantially reduces the appearance of this misconception in primary- and secondary-school students. Contains 33 references.…
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Secondary Education, Misconceptions, Photosynthesis
