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The purpose of this study was to determine the existence of high school students’ alternative conceptions regarding stem cells, and explore the underlying themes and contexts of these conceptions. Following a qualitative exploratory approach consisting of one-on-one semi-structured interviews of 37 high school students, a concept-based (thematic) classification table was created from the emergent themes identifying related alternative conceptions. Student interviews revealed that students held naïve conceptions in almost every stem cell topic area. Some naïve theories were held by individuals, others were held by several students. With the emergence and identification of alternative and naïve conceptions regarding stem cells, instructors can be informed of the problems students may face in understanding stem cell biology and this information can be used to help students make connections between what they already know about cells and the new stem cell topics that instructors desire to teach.
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Keywordseducation, secondary school, stem cells
Degree AwardedMaster of Science in General Biology
Awarding InstitutionPoint Loma Nazarene University
Committee MembersDianne Anderson, Anita Plagge
Supervisor or ChairApril Maskiewicz
Peer Reviewed?No
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This collection consists of theses for the Master of Science in General Biology at Point Loma Nazarene University. These items were provided to the library by their authors with the permission required to make them freely available for access. These works remain the intellectual property of their authors.
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