Biological Bywords.

Hoots, Rita A.

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ERIC Number: EJ442022

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Biological Bywords.

Hoots, Rita A.

American Biology Teacher, v53 n6 p335-38 Sep 1991

Discussed is how strange words frequently reveal their meanings through contextual use, similarity to known vocabulary, by their sounds, or by analysis of their parts. Twelve words from the discipline of biology are analyzed using analysis of their parts. (KR)

Descriptors: Biology, Language Enrichment, Science Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Verbal Development, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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