Presents the material given in a talk at the 1974 convention of the National Science Teachers Association in which the author compares practices in biology education to George Orwell's concept of "doublethink," i.e., the ability to hold two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and to accept both of them. Developments in curriculum design as well as in teaching methods are presented as examples of this situation. (PEB) ERIC - EJ103159 - Doublethink in Biological Education, American Biology Teacher, 1974 Notes FAQ Contact Us Collection Thesaurus Advanced Search Tips Peer reviewed only Full text available on ERIC Collection Thesaurus Browse Thesaurus Include Synonyms Include Dead terms Peer reviewed ERIC Number: EJ103159 Record Type: CIJE Publication Date: 1974 Pages: N/A Abstractor: N/A ISBN: N/A ISSN: N/A EISSN: N/A Available Date: N/A Doublethink in Biological Education Cox, Donald D. American Biology Teacher , 36, 6, 331-333,352, Sep 74 Presents the material given in a talk at the 1974 convention of the National Science Teachers Association in which the author compares practices in biology education to George Orwell's concept of "doublethink," i.e., the ability to hold two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and to accept both of them. Developments in curriculum design as well as in teaching methods are presented as examples of this situation.