Mapping lower secondary school students’ conceptions of three aspects critical for understanding the nervous system
Pål Kvello
Abstract:Understanding the nervous system is an important but perhaps ambitious goal, particularly for students in lower secondary education. It is important because of its’ direct role in both mental and physical health, and it is ambitious because instruction focuses on the human nervous system, which is extremely complex, and subject to numerous misconceptions. Despite its’ complexity, the science curricula, both nationally and internationally, emphasize an understanding of the system, and not just knowledge of isol… Show more
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