Persistence of the intuitive conception of living things in adolescence

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-26

  Babai, Reuven ^a   Sekal, Rachel ^a   Stavy, Ruth ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Classification; Intuitive conceptions; Living things; Naive conception; Preconceptions; Primary conceptions; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649118505     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9174-2     Document Type: Article

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