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| Barnes, Howard | 1 |
| Barton, Roy | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBarnes, Howard – Physics Education, 2000
Teaches data interpretation using the example of world running records for men and women. Explains different ways of plotting data. (YDS)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graphs, Physics, Science Education
Peer reviewedBarton, Roy – Physics Education, 1998
Argues that the only reason to ask students to plot graphs manually should be to have them learn the skill of plotting graphs manually. For data-analysis purposes, the use of computer-generated graphs has several advantages and few disadvantages over manual plotting. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Mathematical Applications
Peer reviewedAdie, G. – Physics Education, 1998
Explains how the graphing calculator can be used in simulations of physics experiments and how its use for plotting graphs requires a shift in emphasis from obtaining an experimental result to evaluating that result. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries
