Kate?ina Švandová
Secondary School Students’ Misconceptions about Photosynthesis and Plant Respiration: Preliminary Results
Masaryk University
study investigated common misconceptions lower secondary school students regarding concepts photosynthesis plant respiration abstract concepts difficult comprehend adults let alone lower secondary school students research students misconceptions conducted worldwide researches show many students even understand fundamental concept photosynthesis plant respiration related mutually connected physiological functions many mistaked photosynthesis plant respiration respiration took place leaves special organs pores also believed plant produced oxygen entire day important source food plants water dissolved mineral substances research showed czech students many misconceptions photosynthesis plant respiration study finaly go propose teachers teachers could eliminate misconceptions graphic explanation concepts correct chemical clarification photosynthesis respiration connecting integration processes study sample size consisted 108 lower secondary school students age 11 16 years czech republic questions designed two parts first part focused students knowledge second part explanation answer data analyzed several ways first students knowledge correctincorrect answers misconceptions frequency occurrence misconceptions