Examining Student Conceptions of the Nature of Science.

Moss, David M.; Abrams, Eleanor D.; Robb, Judith

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ERIC Number: EJ630193

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Publication Date: 2001

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Examining Student Conceptions of the Nature of Science.

Moss, David M.; Abrams, Eleanor D.; Robb, Judith

International Journal of Science Education, v23 n8 p771-90 Aug 2001

Examines pre-college students' understanding of the nature of science and tracks those beliefs over the course of an academic year. Studies students' conceptions of the nature of science using a model developed for use in this study. (Contains 24 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Environmental Education, High Schools, Inquiry, Instruction, Problem Based Learning, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles

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Language: English

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