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ERIC Number: EJ386182
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Coloured Shadows.
Olivieri, G.; And Others
International Journal of Science Education, v10 n5 p561-69 Oct-Dec 1988
Investigates the relationship between knowledge of geometrical optics and the understanding of the phenomenon of colored shadows through adult interviews. Reports that the knowledge of geometrical optics facilitates the pinpointing of the color problem while experience with the mixing of paints may act as a barrier. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Color, Concept Formation, Experience, Learning Experience, Light, Optics, Physics, Schemata (Cognition), Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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