On Tuesday (9/17) we will be discussing Maskiewicz et al. "Misconcpetions are "so Yesterday!"", also we will discuss the AAAS Project 2061 data on misconceptions in K-12 students and how these issues may be in our classrooms as well. See you there!
Tuesday September 17 at 1 pm in Rollins Research Center 4052
Paper Link: http://www.lifescied.org/content/12/3/352.full
Accessing AAAS Project 2061 data
Located here:
Click on any topic and you’ll get a list of specific key
ideas, questions that students were asked and the frequency of correct answers,
and specific misconceptions students have and the frequencies thereof.
For example:
Topic: human body systems
Key idea: Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and molecules from food are carried to
or from cells of the body by means of the circulatory system.
Misconceptions: Air is distributed through the body in air tubes
(believed by 39% of 9th-12th graders)
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