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ERIC Number: EJ592637
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1064
Elementary Children's Conceptions of Structural Stability: A Three Year Study.
Gustafson, Brenda J.; Rowell, Patricia M.; Rose, Dawn P.
Journal of Technology Education, v11 n1 p27-44 Fall 1999
Before and after formal instruction, 140 elementary school children answered questions designed to elicit their concept of structural stability. A three-year follow-up showed they tended to retain useful ideas and discard those less useful over time. Their information sources included external as well as school experiences. (SK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intellectual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Structural Elements (Construction), Technology Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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