Using the conceptual change instruction to improve learning

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Alparslan, Cem ^a,b   Tekkaya, Ceren ^a   Geban, Ömer ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Dept of Secdry Sci/Math Educ ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conceptual change instruction; Misconceptions; Respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038605763     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2003.9655868     Document Type: Article

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