International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
By Gültekin, Merve
“Diagnosing Students’ Misconceptions about Plant Parts in Turkey”
Publisher: –
4/7
Pp. 134-142
2014
Diagnosing Students’ Misconceptions about Plant Parts in Turkey
Type: Empirical
Data collection method: Interview, Survey
Number of subjects, range: Large — 31 or more
Grade and age of subjects: 6th-8th grade — under 13-14 years
- Fruits and vegetables are different from each other because fruits mostly grow on trees while vegetables grow on earth.
- Green ones are vegetables.
- Fruits taste good that is why we eat them, we eat vegetables that are healthy. And we eat vegetables’ roots, we do not eat fruits’ roots.
- Fruits grow on trees, and they are juicy, they are healthy, vegetables mostly grow on soil, and they are healthy too.
- Fruits taste good, vegetables don’t.
- Fruits are generally sweet, and we cook vegetables, vegetables can’t be eaten raw.
- Fruits are healthy in common but when we fry the vegetables they become greasy and harmful.
- Fruits are plants that grow on trees and source of vitamin c, they are cure for diseases.
- Fruits have flowers and vegetables growing on the ground. They are very nutritious; fruits also have pollens, and vegetables have roots.
- Fruits never grow on the ground, inside the soil, but some of the vegetables may grow there. Some vegetable leaves can be eatable, but we don’t eat fruit leaves.