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Peer reviewedFreudenthal, Hans – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1993
Based on the premise that body experiences interfere inconveniently with scientific ideas in mechanics instruction. Suggests that learning processes start with body experiences and, with guidance, transform them into something scientific. Discusses this process for the static and kinetic aspects of force and for measurement. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Epistemology, Force
