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ERIC Number: EJ409797
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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A Survey of Primary School Teachers' Conceptions of Force and Motion.
Kruger, Colin; And Others
Educational Research, v32 n2 p83-95 Sum 1990
Responses from 159 primary teachers in the United Kingdom showed that nearly all held views of force and motion that are not in accord with Newtonian physics. Many reflect naive impetus beliefs and do not distinguish between scientific concepts, with implications for the teaching of science. (SK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Force, Foreign Countries, Motion, Primary Education, Scientific Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Newton Laws of Motion; United Kingdom