Is DNA Alive? A Study of Conceptual Change Through Targeted Instruction

Research in Science Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1361-1375

  Witzig, Stephen B ^a   Freyermuth, Sharyn K ^b   Siegel, Marcelle A ^b   Izci, Kemal ^b   Pires, J Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Conceptual change; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Student conceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880136034     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-012-9311-4     Document Type: Article

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