Publication details
Pupils understanding of mammals: An investigation of the cognitive dimension of misconceptions
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Orbis scholae |
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| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | misconceptions; mammals; pupils; questionnaire |
| Description | This study is focused on finding misconceptions about mammals among elementary school children of various ages (from 10 to 15). A questionnaire consisting of 35 multiple choice and open-ended questions was used. This questionnaire was administered to 468 children from 6 elementary schools. We divided the questionnaire items into five categories according to their character. We focused on finding the differences in results between the gender and age of the respondents. |
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