Science students' misconceptions of the water cycle according to their drawings

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 865-873

  Cardak, Osman ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drawing; Interview; Misconception; Student teachers; Water cycle

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT MAPS; CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE; INTERVIEW; MISCONCEPTION; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS; STUDENT TEACHERS; WATER CYCLE; WORD ASSOCIATION;

DRAWING (GRAPHICS); EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

STUDENTS;

EID: 63049137195     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.865.873     Document Type: Article

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