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Some Types of Knowledge Used in Understanding Physics.
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Clement, John – 1978
This paper posits a cognitive model for understanding and learning physics that is an alternative to the formal deductive system. Recent findings of Fuller, Karplus, Lawson, and others are cited in arguing against using a formal deductive approach to teaching physics. The model demonstrates types of action-oriented knowledge structures as they…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, College Science