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Peer reviewedGauld, Colin – Science and Education, 1998
Compares the ideas of young people about Newton's third law, focusing on youth of today and youth of the 17th and 18th centuries. Examines the use of Newton's third law in understanding impact phenomena in the 17th and 18th centuries. Contains 46 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Representation
Peer reviewedBailin, Sharon – Science and Education, 2002
Examines some of the misconceptions about the nature of critical thinking. Focuses on the characterization of critical thinking in terms of processes or skills and the separation of critical thinking and knowledge. Offers a different conception of critical thinking. (Contains 46 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
