Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ449142
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Respiration--That's Breathing Isn't It?
Seymour, Jerry; Longden, Bernard
Journal of Biological Education, v25 n3 p177-83 Fall 1991
Reports results of procedures directed at isolating and identifying students' difficulties in comprehending the concepts involved in lessons about gas exchange and respiration. Indicates that pupils (n=137) had deficient understanding of prerequisite concepts and tended to operate at the concrete operational level, whereas the highly abstract concepts being taught required a formal operational level. (17 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Concept Formation, Diagnostic Tests, Instructional Effectiveness, Interviews, Misconceptions, Prerequisites, Prior Learning, Questionnaires, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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