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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Problems and Possibilities with Centering Physics Teaching around Student Discussions
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Luangrath, Phimpho; Pettersson, Sune – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
Group discussions were introduced in an introductory physics course at the National University of Laos. About 200 students discussed two qualitative questions in groups of 3-4 students. This was followed by whole class discussions. We examined this new method and identified problems and possibilities with it. Seven groups were recorded and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Instruction
On the Use of Two Versions of the Force Concept Inventory to Test Conceptual Understanding of Mechanics in Lao PDR
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Luangrath, Phimpho; Pettersson, Sune; Benckert, Sylvia – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2011
In this study, we investigated why Laotian students had a low score, when they were tested by the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). About 400 first year university students answered the FCI or a Lao version of the FCI (LFCI) with the contexts of some questions changed. The students answered a questionnaire and 34 of the students were interviewed. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mechanics (Physics), Science Instruction, College Students
Learning Physics in Small-Group Discussions--Three Examples
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Benckert, Sylvia; Pettersson, Sune – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
This article reports on an investigation of students learning of physics during group discussions around context-rich problems in introductory physics courses at university level. We present the results from video recordings of student groups solving three different problems. We found that group discussions around physics problems can lead to…
Descriptors: Physics, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Investigations, Universities