Research in Science & Technological Education
By Pine,Karen; Messer, David & John, Kate St.
“Children’s Misconceptions in Primary Science: A Survey of teachers’ views”
Publisher: Routledge
1/19
Pp. 79-96
2001
Children’s Misconceptions in Primary Science: A Survey of teachers’ views
Type: Empirical
Data collection method: Test
Number of subjects, range: Large — 31 or more
Grade and age of subjects: Adult — over 18 years
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Inside each seed is a baby plant.
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A fridge is cold, so it cannot run on electricity.
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You grow on your birthday.
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Animals are four-legged and furry.
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Seeds come ‘from a packet’ rather than from an adult plant and contain a baby plant inside them.
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Moon is a source of light.
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Earth stays still, and the sun moves around it, or even that the sun turns around at night and becomes the moon.
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Shadow would occur between the sun and the object.