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ERIC Number: EJ525085
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0304-3797
Teaching the Force Concept: A Constructivist Teaching Experiment in Engineering Education.
Viiri, Jouni
European Journal of Engineering Education, v21 n1 p55-63 Mar 1996
First-year students (n=369) at an engineering institute were divided into experimental and control groups and given pre- and post-tests. Experimental groups were taught force concepts in mechanics in a constructivist way. Results found the new method helped students understand the interaction idea of the force concept. (MKR)
Descriptors: College Students, Constructivism (Learning), Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Pretests Posttests, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Finland