Biologie. Chemie. Zeměpis A journal for science teachers and science education researchers

Correcting Students' Misconceptions about Photosynthesis and Respiration in Plants through Inquiry-based Science Education

Elena Čipková, Štefan Karolčík, Natália Vörösová

Volume 26 (2017), issue 3 pp. 24–34 published online 31 October 2017 Slovak

DOI https://doi.org/10.14712/25337556.2017.3.4

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Abstract

One of the aims of science education is to develop students’ understanding of natural phenomena. Students’ knowledge of science should enable them to make informed decisions about their own lives, environment and society. The article at hand deals with possibilities of using inquiry-based science education as a teaching approach that allows students to achieve a conceptual change leading to the scientifically correct ideas about photosynthesis and respiration in plants. The obtained results support the claim that we can prevent or eliminate students’ misconceptions using an inquiry-based instruction in a science classroom.

Keywords

misconception · photosynthesis and respiration in plants · two tier multiple choice items · inquiry-based science education

How to cite

Čipková, E., Karolčík, Š., & Vörösová, N. (2017). Korekcia miskoncepcií žiakov o fotosyntéze a dýchaní rastlín prostredníctvom bádateľsky orientovaného vyučovania. Biologie-Chemie-Zeměpis, 26(3), 24–34. https://doi.org/10.14712/25337556.2017.3.4

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