The Persistence of Misconceptions about the Human Blood Circulatory System among Students in Different Grade Levels

Autor/in	Ozgur, Sami
Titel	The Persistence of Misconceptions about the Human Blood Circulatory System among Students in Different Grade Levels
Quelle	In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 8 (2013) 2, S.255-268 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306-3065
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Teacher Education Programs; Anatomy; Human Body; Biology; Elementary School Students; Misconceptions; Grade 5; Grade 7; Metabolism; Qualitative Research; College Students; Science Education; Science Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Preservice Teachers; Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Anatomie; Menschlicher Körper; Biologie; Missverständnis; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Stoffwechsel; Qualitative Forschung; Collegestudent; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Trendanalyse
Abstract	In this paper, it is aimed to investigate the persistence of misconceptions in the topic of the human blood circulatory system among students in different grade levels. For this reason, after discussions with biology educators, two tests consisting of open-ended questions were developed by the researcher and administered to students in four different grade levels. The first test was administered to 319 5th and 7th grade students in elementary school and the second one was administered to 400 1st and 4th year university students studying in the departments of elementary school teaching, science education and biology education. Data were analyzed using qualitative methods and a number of misconceptions were detected in different grade levels. According to the results of the study, the distributions of the percentages of students' misconceptions demonstrate a decreasing trend from elementary school students to university students without totally disappearing. The reason of this situation might be the persistence of misconceptions that are difficult to overcome. Due to their functionality, students continue to possess certain misconceptions. Hence, this characteristic of misconceptions should be considered while planning teaching activities in teacher education programs. (Contains 3 tables and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Education, 14280 Golkoy-Bolu, Turkey. e-mail: editorijese@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijese.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10