1Third Misconceptions Seminar Proceedings (1993) Paper Title: Freshman Biology Non-Majors Misconceptions about Diffusion and Osmosis

Abstract: Every student brings to science class their conceptions of the world. Because of students wide variety of experiences, each concept will hold a somewhat different meaning for each student. The general meaning of some conceptions will be shared, while others will be unique. Many of the conceptions are scientific misconceptions associated with intuitive ideas or preconceptions acquired prior to school (Driver, 1987). Wandersee (1986) noted that many of the misconceptions students hold are the same as conceptions held by pre-Newtonian scientists, and younger students are more likely to hold out-dated scientific conceptions