Evaluating Secondary Students' Scientific Reasoning in Genetics Using a Two-Tier Diagnostic Instrument

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Evaluating Secondary Students' Scientific Reasoning in Genetics Using a Two-Tier Diagnostic Instrument

While genetics has remained as one key topic in school science, it continues to be conceptually and linguistically difficult for students with the concomitant debates as to what should be taught in the age of biotechnology. This article documents the development and implementation of a two-tier mult...

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Main Authors:	Tsui, Chi-Yan, Treagust, David
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2010
Subjects:	Evaluation Genetics Reasoning Biology education Secondary school Alternative conception
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23564

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