Children's Ideas Bibliography
The Children's Ideas listed in this section of the Web site
were compiled from the following research:
- Brumby, M. “Students’ Conceptions
of the Life Concept. ” Science
Education, 66 (1982): 613-622.
- Driver, et al. “Life
and Living Processes.” Leeds National Curriculum Support Project, Part 2,
(1992): Leeds City Council and the University of Leeds, UK.
- Stepans,
J. “Biology in Elementary Schools: Children’s
Conceptions of Life.” American
Biology Teacher, 47 (1985): 222-225.
- Tamir,
P., Gal-Choppin, R., & Nussinowitz, R. “How Do Intermediate
and Junior High School Students Conceptualize Living and Non-living?” Journal
of Research in Science Teaching, 18 (1981): 241-248