Pupils’ prior beliefs about bacteria and science processes : their interplay in school science laboratory work

School science laboratory tasks involve the use of conceptual frameworks and scientific processes. Shayer (1978) has criticized Nuffield science curricula for their alleged mis-match with the average pupil's cognitive ability to perform laboratory tasks involving scientific processes such as co...

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Main Author: Maxted, Margaret Anne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25184