Undergraduate Biology Students’ Teleological and Essentialist Misconceptions

Undergraduate Biology Students’ Teleological and Essentialist Misconceptions

Research in developmental psychology has shown that deeply-rooted, intuitive ways of thinking, such as design teleology and psychological essentialism, impact children’s scientific explanations about natural phenomena. Similarly, biology education researchers have found that students often...

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Main Authors: Florian Stern, Kostas Kampourakis, Catherine Huneault, Patricia Silveira, Andreas Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Education Sciences
Subjects:
teleology
essentialism
misconceptions
preconceptions
intuitions
conceptual obstacles
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/8/3/135

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