Correction to: Science & Education

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-019-00047-z

The original version of this article unfortunately contains incorrect figures 6 to 13.

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Fig. 6 Workshop appreciation by students (in % of maximal value)

The correct figure 7 is shown below.

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Fig. 7a Item on lifestyle of prehistoric people. b Results (% of yes answers; pre-test (left) and post-test (right)

The correct figure 8 is shown below.

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Fig. 8a Item on bone awl function. b Results (% of yes answers; pre and post-test)

The correct figure 9 is shown below.

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Fig. 9a Typical illustration corresponding to the “brute caveman” stereotype (public domain, Wikimedia 2018) as used in the following item: Does this picture correspond to how you imagine a prehistoric man?b Another item probing for the mental representation of prehistoric Man: Circle the adjectives that, according to you, describe prehistoric Man. You can also add other adjectives

The correct figure 10 is shown below.

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Fig. 10a Question on archaeology as work. b Results (% of answers; pre and post-test)

The correct figure 11 is shown below.

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Fig. 11a Question on climate. b Results (% of answers; pre- and post-tests)

The correct figure 12 is shown below.

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Fig. 12 An item which was not well understood by many students

The correct figure 13 is shown below.

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Fig. 13 Why a generalisation to other classes would be desirable (reasons given by teachers)The original article has been corrected.