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Grade-12 Students' Misconceptions Relating to Fundamental Characteristics of Atoms and Molecules by Griffiths, Alan K, Preston, Kirk R

“…Identifies misconceptions related to the fundamental characteristics of atoms and molecules held by twelfth-grade students. Data were obtained by…”
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High School Students' Views about Technology by Griffiths, Alan K, Heath, Nancy Parsons

“…Explores high school students' (N=26) understanding of the meaning of technology and the differences between science and technology. Reports that most students…”
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Secondary School Students' Understandings of Scientific Processes: An Interview Study by Griffiths, Alan K, Thompson, Jeffrey

“…Describes a study that interviewed 32 students to determine their understanding of the meaning of a range of science processes. A total of 63 misconceptions…”
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High School Students' Understanding of Food Webs: Identification of a Learning Hierarchy and Related Misconceptions by Griffiths, Alan K, Grant, Bette A. C

“…Developed and validated a learning hierarchy for the concept "food web" (the hierarchy consisting of nine skill areas). Also investigated the misconceptions of…”
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Remediation of Student-Specific Misconceptions Relating to Three Science Concepts by Griffiths, Alan K

“…Investigates the remediation of misconceptions through application of Gagne's hierarchical learning theory. Uses stoichiometry, food levels, and conservation…”
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High School Students' Views about the Nature of Science by Griffiths, Alan K, Barry, Maurice

“…Randomly selected high school seniors (n=32) were interviewed to assess their understanding of the nature of science. Views held by 10% or more of the students…”
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High School Students' Views about the Nature of Science: Results from Three Countries by Griffiths, Alan K, Barman, Charles R

“…Interviews of (n=96) high school students from Canada, the United States, and Australia on their views of scientific facts, theories, and laws revealed two…”
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Limitations of Recent Research Relating Piaget's Theory to Adolescent Thought by Nagy, Philip, Griffiths, Alan K.

“…Educators have been interested in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development as a means of linking developmental level, concepts that can be grouped, and…”
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Psychosocial Environment of Science Laboratory Classrooms in Canadian Schools and Universities by Fraser, Barry J., Griffiths, Alan K.

“…The Science Laboratory Environment Inventory assesses students' or teachers' perceptions of five dimensions of actual or preferred classroom environment,…”
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Rejoinder to Lawson by Nagy, Philip, Griffiths, Alan K.

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Validation of a Learning Hierarchy for the Mole Concept by Griffiths, Alan K

“…Three psychometric methods for validating learning hierarchies were applied to one data set derived from student responses (N=269) to items representing skills…”
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Rejoinder to Lawson by Nagy, Philip, Griffiths, Alan K.

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Secondary school students' understanding of the nature of science by Griffiths, Alan K., Barry, Maurice

“…A stratified random sample of 32 secondary students chosen from nine schools in eastern and central Newfoundland, Canada, were interviewed to determine their…”
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An experiment in individualized instruction as an approach to introductory chemistry by Griffiths, Alan K

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Australian Secondary School Students' Concepts Regarding the Nature of Science by Griffiths, Alan K, Barman, Charles R

“…Describes a study in which secondary students (N=32) were interviewed to determine their understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge. Presents some of…”
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Curriculum and aims by Griffiths, Alan K.

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Rejoinder to Lawson by Nagy, Philip, Griffiths, Alan K

“…A rejoinder to Anton E. Lawson's criticisms of a previously published review article by the authors on Piagetian research is offered. (PN)…”
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Limitations of Recent Research Relating Piaget's Theory to Adolescent Thought by Nagy, Philip, Griffiths, Alan K

“…Many researchers, wishing to generalize to large numbers, have turned away from Piaget's measurement techniques to group paper-and-pencil tests. The…”
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An Analysis of Three Recent Methods for the Identification and Validation of Learning Hierarchies by Griffiths, Alan K, Cornish, Alan G

“…This paper reviews methods which have been used to identify and validate learning hierarchies. Specifically, three methods which reflect the notion of a…”
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