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Journal of Science Teacher Education

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: What Are They Thinking? The Development and Use of an Instrument That Identifies Common Science Misconceptions

verfasst von: Mary Stein, Charles R. Barman, Timothy Larrabee

Erschienen in: Journal of Science Teacher Education | Ausgabe 2/2007

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This article describes the rationale for, and development of, an online instrument that helps identify commonly held science misconceptions. Science Beliefs is a 47-item instrument that targets topics in chemistry, physics, biology, earth science, and astronomy. It utilizes a true or false, along with a written-explanation, format. The true or false responses provide a cursory view of the extent to which specific beliefs are prevalent, while the accompanying explanations reveal underlying reasons for those beliefs. The stages of instrument development, reliability and validity information, along with the original sources of the items are discussed. The developed instrument has the potential to help science educators understand some specific barriers to deepening understanding across a range of science topics.

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Titel: RETRACTED ARTICLE: What Are They Thinking? The Development and Use of an Instrument That Identifies Common Science Misconceptions
verfasst von: Mary Stein
Charles R. Barman
Timothy Larrabee
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2007
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Science Teacher Education / Ausgabe 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1046-560X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1847
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10972-006-9032-5

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