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ERIC Number: EJ436672
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
A Longitudinal Study of Pupils' Understanding of Dynamics: Relationship between Cognitive Development and Performance on Dynamics Items.
Bliss, Joan; Morrison, Ian
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v5 n4 p439-57 Dec 1990
Presents results of longitudinal study of secondary school students. Focuses on the relationship between students' cognitive development and the understanding of dynamics. Shows that majority of younger pupils show little or no cognitive progress during three-year period whereas older pupils make reasonable progress. Concludes that different domains within physics relate in different ways to cognitive development. (DK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Physics, Piagetian Theory, Science Instruction, Secondary School Students, Student Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Dynamics
Note: Special Issue titled: "Psychology of Learning Physics."