Making Productive Use of Students' Initial Conceptions in Developing the Concept of Force.

Thijs, Gerard D.; Dekkers, Peter J. J. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ558748

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Publication Date: 1998

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Making Productive Use of Students' Initial Conceptions in Developing the Concept of Force.

Thijs, Gerard D.; Dekkers, Peter J. J. M.

Science Education, v82 n1 p31-51 Jan 1998

Describes a study in which teaching and learning activities are designed using a cognitive conflict strategy. Focuses on the effectiveness of these activities in classroom research in pre-university courses in Botswana and South Africa. Contains 39 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Force, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Representation, Learning Strategies, Physics, Prior Learning, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Botswana; South Africa

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