Students’ Thinking and Alternative Conceptions of Transport Systems in Plants: A Follow-up Study |
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| Authors: | Jing-Ru Wang |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, National Pingtung University of Education, No 4-18, Minsheng Rd, Pingtung, 90003, Taiwan, People’s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of the study was to explore students’ alternative conceptions and their associative thinking regarding internal
transport in plants through administration of a refined diagnostic test. Questions of associative thinking and explanation
were added to form a third tier of the previous two-tier test. The study found three terms related to alternative conceptions:
capillary action, minerals, and nutrients produced by photosynthesis. The students’ associative thinking related to these
three terms suggested that: (1) capillary action is linked to a hair-water relation, (2) minerals are in the nutrients group,
and (3) oxygen is linked to nutrients. Finally, issues regarding the impacts of language on conceptual learning are discussed
under three strands: effects of language, Chinese language, and textbook language. |
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| Keywords: | alternative conception associative thinking internal transport in plants language terminology |
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