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oai:dcpapers.dublincore.org:952108081 2005-09-12 dc-2005

Growing vocabularies for plant identification and scientific learning Greenberg, Jane Heidorn, P. Bryan Seiberling, Stephen Weakley, Alan S. Plant vocabulary plant taxonomy descriptive vocabulary science education digital libraries primary resources metadata This paper reports on U-PLanT's (University of North Carolina Plant Language Team) vocabulary solutions, including Project OpenKey vocabulary developments. The paper explores the meaning of vocabulary; discusses plant keys, plant taxonomy, and descriptive vocabulary used for plant identification; introduces U-PLanT’s research and development activities and current inquiry. Vocabulary solutions presented include a suite of vocabulary tools, a preliminary process model with steps for the development of vocabulary tools, and guiding principles for the development of descriptive plant vocabulary. This work has been conducted to address the student/scientist vocabulary gap and facilitate student access to primary scientific resources found in education digital initiatives. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative 2005-09-12 Text application/pdf text/html https://doi.org/10.23106/dcmi.952108081 https://dcpapers.dublincore.org/article/952108081 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Conference Proceedings en https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68279547 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/