Investigating Undergraduate Science Students’ Conceptions and Misconceptions of Ocean Acidification

Open-ended written assessments were used to determine undergraduate biology, chemistry/biochemistry, and environmental studies students’ awareness and understanding of ocean acidification. The results revealed significant differences among populations, in addition to novel misconceptions about the c...

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Published in:CBE—Life Sciences Education
Main Authors: Danielson, Kathryn I., Tanner, Kimberly D.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Cell Biology 2015
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Ocean acidification
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4710387/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26163563
https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.14-11-0209
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Summary:Open-ended written assessments were used to determine undergraduate biology, chemistry/biochemistry, and environmental studies students’ awareness and understanding of ocean acidification. The results revealed significant differences among populations, in addition to novel misconceptions about the cause of ocean acidification.

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