What kinds of scientific concepts exist? Concept construction and intellectual development in college biology

• Published in: Journal of research in science teaching Vol. 37; no. 9; pp. 996 - 1018
• Main Authors: Lawson, Anton E., Alkhoury, Souheir, Benford, Russell, Clark, Brian R., Falconer, Kathleen A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2000; Wiley
• Subjects: Biology; College Science; Concept Formation; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; Developmental Stages; Educational sciences; Exact and natural sciences; Formal Operations; Higher Education; Intellectual Development; Scientific Concepts; Teaching methods; USA; Conceptualization; Higher Education; Biology; Intellectual Development; Undergraduate

Previous research has found that scientific concepts can be meaningfully classified as descriptive (i.e., concepts such as predator and organism with directly observable exemplars) or theoretical (i.e., concepts such as atom and gene without directly observable exemplars). Previous research has also...