Students’ conceptions of plant reproduction processes This paper was presented at the ERIDOB conference 2020

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Table 1. Types and number of students’ descriptions sorted by the processes mentioned. Each student was assigned to only one of the types, except ‘Alternative way’ which was, in 14 cases, assigned additionally to another type.

Type	Absolute number of descriptions (n = 228)	(percent)
Students …
… give an unclear answer or answer is missing (‘Unclear/Missing’)	12	(5.3)
… describe only growth of the plant (‘Growth only’)	12	(5.3)
… describe an alternative way of reproduction (‘Alternative way’)	15 [sole]+14 [additional]	(6.6 + 6.1)
… describe only pollination (‘Pollination only’)	48	(21.1)
… describe only seed dispersal (‘Seeds only’)	54	(23.7)
… mix pollination and seed dispersal (‘Pollen X Seeds’)	51	(22.4)
… describe pollination and seed dispersal separately (‘Pollen/Seeds’)	16	(7.1)
… describe pollination and seed dispersal within one plant (‘Pollen & Seeds’)	20	(8.8)

Figure 1. Overview of the eight types sorted by grades (abbreviations explained in 3.1.). Each student was assigned to only one of the types, except ‘Alternative way’ which was, in 14 cases, assigned additionaly to another type leading to bars with more than 100%.

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