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Secondary School Students’ Misconceptions About the “Transportation and Circulatory Systems” Unit
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine secondary school students’ misconceptions about the
“Transportation and Circulatory Systems” unit in biology course. The study was conducted with totally 78 students
who were 11th graders being taught in three secondary schools in Erzurum. In the study, a valid and reliable
“Misconception Diagnosis Test” was administered to students to determine their misconceptions about the
“Transportation and Circulatory Systems” unit. Data were analyzed by means of SPSS 12.0. Findings showed that
students had various misconceptions about the “Transportation and Circulatory Systems” unit such as osmotic
pressure and water absorption, transpiration and cohesion force, open and closed circulation, structure of the heart
and heart bumping, blood vessels, blood and blood cells, blood pressure, relation of the circulatory system to other
systems, lymphatic system, defense and immune. At the end of the study, recommendations were made to remove
students’ misconceptions
Keywords
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Mart 2012
Gönderilme Tarihi
1 Mart 2012
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2012 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1