Force and Motion: Pre-service and Practising Secondary Science Teachers' Language and Understanding.

Preece, Peter F. W.

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ERIC Number: EJ551139

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Publication Date: 1997

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Force and Motion: Pre-service and Practising Secondary Science Teachers' Language and Understanding.

Preece, Peter F. W.

Research in Science and Technological Education, v15 n1 p123-28 May 1997

Explores the language used by teachers to denote various forces and investigates possible misconceptions they might hold about force and motion. Results indicate that biology and chemistry specialists hold the most misconceptions. Contains 17 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, General Science, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Language Usage, Mechanics (Physics), Misconceptions, Physics, Science Teachers, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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