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ERIC Number: EJ436673
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
Physics in the Primary School: Peer Interaction and the Understanding of Floating and Sinking.
Howe, Christine Joyce; And Others
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v5 n4 p459-75 Dec 1990
Presents two studies investigating whether peer interaction can advance the physics understanding of primary schoolchildren. Concerns understanding of floating and sinking. Focuses on the relevant properties of objects and fluids. Finds progress in children interacting with peers having varied views whether the variation was a result of different levels of understanding or not. (DK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Physics, Piagetian Theory, Schemata (Cognition), Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Physical Properties; Scotland (Glasgow)
Note: Special Issue titled: "Psychology of Learning Physics."