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Brna, Paul – Instructional Science, 1987
Discussion of problems students have with learning about Newtonian dynamics and kinematics focuses on the assumption that learning is promoted through confronting students with their own misconceptions. A computer-based modelling environment--DYNLAB--is explained, and a study conducted with high school boys in Scotland to test it is described. (29…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries