Building a Model of the Environment [electronic resource] : How Do Children See Plants? / Michael J. Reiss and Sue Dale Tunnicliffe.

In order to name and classify a plant they see, children use their existing mental models to provide the plant with a name and classification. In this study, pupils of a range of ages (4,8,11 and 14 years old) were presented with preserved specimens of six different plants (strictly, five plants and...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Reiss, Michael J.
Other Authors:	Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1999.
Subjects:	Classification. Elementary Secondary Education. Environmental Education. Foreign Countries. Models. Plant Identification. Plants (Botany) Science Instruction. Sex Differences.