Clarifying Confusing Science Rules, Vocabulary & Diagrams

Kristin L. Cook; Sarah B. Bush; Karen Karp

doi:10.1525/abt.2016.78.8.676

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1 October 2016 Clarifying Confusing Science Rules, Vocabulary & Diagrams

Kristin L. Cook, Sarah B. Bush, Karen Karp

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The American Biology Teacher, 78(8):676-678 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2016.78.8.676

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While a wealth of research exists examining elementary teachers' and students' alternative conceptions about science and offering recommendations for teacher preparation to include an emphasis on supporting conceptual change, this article presents a useful compilation that serves as a go-to resource on some of the most common oversimplified rules, incomplete or misleading vocabulary, and confusing diagrams promulgated in science teaching that could lead to enduring student misconceptions.

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Kristin L. Cook, Sarah B. Bush, and Karen Karp "Clarifying Confusing Science Rules, Vocabulary & Diagrams," The American Biology Teacher 78(8), 676-678, (1 October 2016). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2016.78.8.676

Published: 1 October 2016

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