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ERIC Number: EJ419061
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
A Genetic Epistemological Analysis of Data on Children's Ideas about DC Electrical Circuits.
Monk, Martin
Research in Science and Technological Education, v8 n2 p133-43 1990
This study reports a new analysis of data on children's ideas about direct current (DC) electrical circuits. The analysis is theoretically informed by Piagetian stage theory of genetic epistemology. The limits of the genetic epistemology are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Electric Circuits, Epistemology, Junior High Schools, Learning Theories, Middle Schools, Misconceptions, Physics, Piagetian Theory, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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