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Peer reviewedMullet, Etienne; Montcouquiol, Anne – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Describes an application of methodology based on the Information Integration Theory to study intuitive mastery by 13-14 year-olds of Archimedes' Effect in physics. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Physics
Peer reviewedDupin, Jean-Jacques; Johsua, Samuel – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on the results of an investigation into the understanding of the concepts of basic electricity by French students from grade six up through the fourth year of college. Discusses the misconceptions formed and the challenges these present to physics educators. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, Concept Formation, Electricity
