Sentence examples for robust misconceptions from inspiring English sources

Although many states include "the nature of science" in their science standards, students often have robust misconceptions about the nature of science, and some science teachers share these misconceptions (e.g., Lederman 1992; Scharmann and Harris 1992; Carey and Smith 1993; Solomon et al. 1996; Dagher and BouJaoude 2005).

This provides further verification for the robust nature of misconceptions.

The persistence and application of alternative conceptions in visions for teaching evolution makes evident the robust nature of misconceptions.

Both these examples force students to confront naïve conceptions about mathematics, models, and biology and to replace misconceptions with robust knowledge.

She observed that students' misconceptions of emergent processes are robust because they misinterpret emergent processes as a direct process.

Chi (2005) provided an explanation about why some misconceptions about systems are so robust and supported the idea of instruction that explicitly addresses characteristics of complexity.

Using his personal story of discovery, Savory chronicles the process of wasteland to robust ecosystem, putting to rest some common misconceptions.

Misconception No. 2: Doing both works only in a robust economy In good times, business leaders often invest in new initiatives with great promise.

In the disquieting words of Ferrari and Chi (1998), "misconceptions about even the basic principles of Darwin's theory of evolution are extremely robust, even after years of education in biology".

Because we found evidence of this misconception in all levels of students (first year to advanced), we conclude that this incorrect idea is robust and not just something that inexperienced students say.

Nevertheless, misconceptions remain.