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Peer reviewedBarrow, Lloyd; Haskins, Sandra – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1996
Explores introductory geology students' (n=186) understanding of earthquakes. Results indicate that the mass media seem to provide students greater details about the cause and impact than the actual experience itself, students lack a broad understanding about the theory of plate tectonics, and introductory geology students have extensive…
Descriptors: Earthquakes, Geology, Higher Education, Misconceptions
