The phrase "and misconceptions can be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the potential for misunderstandings or incorrect beliefs about a topic.
Example: "In the realm of science, and misconceptions can be detrimental to public understanding."
Alternatives: "and misunderstandings may arise" or "and false beliefs can occur".
This more complex model of student learning suggests that instructional materials cannot assume a particular learning trajectory, and that tools such as the Ferrets module, wherein multiple concepts and misconceptions can be addressed at once, are important aids for efficient instruction in evolution.
When information is presented in a group discussion, it may be processed differently; misunderstandings and misconceptions can be uncovered, as pointed out by our interviewees.
Sometimes, chaos and misconception can be an advantage.
Analysis of evidence favoring the scientific model and refuting misconceptions can be very useful.
They further elaborate that misconceptions can be stable and widespread among students and such misconceptions can be strongly held and resistant to change (ibid, p. 11).
A researcher or instructor who uses the word misconceptions can agree wholeheartedly with Maskiewicz and Lineback's point that misconceptions can be a good starting point from which to develop expertise.
With friendly interfaith dialogue, misconceptions can be dispelled and all 20 or so mosques on the Island can open up their doors freely.
Walker notes that letting go of these misconceptions can be extremely difficult and often organizational culture doesn't help.
Thus, AIDS education in Nigeria should involve giving clear information about how HIV is and is not transmitted so that the prevailing misconceptions can be overcome.
These misconceptions can be self-constructed or taught/learned and based on experience, vernacular terminology, or religion/myth (Alters and Nelson 2002).
Misconceptions can be very resistant to modification and can obstruct higher learning.
