Basic Pupils´ Wrong Ideas about Birds

Vol.20,No.2(2010)

Abstract
Wrong ideas of pupils about animals have been the focus on many research papers. This study concentrates on investigating of basic school pupils’ wrong ideas. The age of the pupils was from 10 to 16. The research tool included 30 open-ended and multiple choice questions, one question was pictorial. The total number of 719 questionnaires from 7 Slovakian basic schools was included in the analyses. The items were divided into five categories, namely: 1. Identification of birds; 2. Reproduction of birds; 3. Food of birds; 4. Birds senses; 5. Migration of birds. The study is focused
on finding differences in results of pupils in different age groups. The large amount of wrong ideas was found in all age groups and categories.

Keywords:
questionnaire; wrong ideas; birds; pupils
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