Students' Conceptions of Scale Regarding Groundwater

@article{Dickerson2005StudentsCO,
  title={Students' Conceptions of Scale Regarding Groundwater},
  author={Daniel Dickerson and Timothy J. Callahan and Meta Lee Van Sickle and G. Hay},
  journal={Journal of Geoscience Education},
  year={2005},
  volume={53},
  pages={374 - 380}
}
We surveyed three groups of students regarding their ideas about the structure, scale, and perceived importance of groundwater. The quantitative methods employed in this study incorporated simple descriptive statistics of the six multiple-choice item responses. The results of this study indicate that many people hold inappropriate conceptions of hydrogeologic principles. They describe groundwater storage using multiple structures other than pores and cracks. Participant responses regarding the… 
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