The concept of photosynthesis in textbooks and its relationship with alternative conceptions of teachers and students

Authors

  • Roberto Figueroa Molina Atlántico University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.unipluri.15152

Keywords:

alternative concepts, experimental sciences, reconciling interview, textbooks, the concept of photosynthesis

Abstract

This study describes the relationship between the concept of photosynthesis commonly found in textbooks and the conceptions of a sample of high school teachers and students inthe city of Barranquilla. The information was collected by means of reconciling interviews, and it was analyzed by coding and content analysis. The results suggest that,because of teachers, the construction and assimilation of scientific conceptions is induced by textbooks and entrenched in the students’ mindsets. 
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Author Biography

Roberto Figueroa Molina, Atlántico University

Doctor of Education, University of Puerto Rico. Magister in Teaching of the National Pedagogical University Chemistry. Bogota Pharmaceutical Chemist, Atlántico University Barranquilla. Professor at the Atlántico University. Coordinator of the "GECIT" Group.

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Published

2013-04-26

How to Cite

Figueroa Molina, R. (2013). The concept of photosynthesis in textbooks and its relationship with alternative conceptions of teachers and students. Uni-Pluriversidad, 12(3), 38–45. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.unipluri.15152

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2012)

Section

RESEARCH REPORTS AND UNPUBLISHED ESSAYS

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