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ERIC Number: EJ389298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Programmed Rockets: An Analysis of Students' Strategies.
Brna, Paul
British Journal of Educational Technology, v20 n1 p27-40 Jan 1989
Describes a computer simulation designed to examine secondary school students' strategies in solving a physics problem involving the velocity of a rocket. Students' beliefs about dynamics are discussed, use of the LOGO programing language to explore the idea of velocity is described, and ways in which simulations can support teachers' diagnostic powers are discussed. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Simulation, Diagnostic Teaching, Learning Strategies, Physics, Psychological Studies, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Velocity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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