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ERIC Number: EJ635903
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
Confronting Students with Multiple Solutions to Qualitative Physics Problems.
Tao, Ping-Kee
Physics Education, v36 n2 p135-39 Mar 2001
Physics problems presented by teachers or in textbooks are usually quantitative and offer only one solution. Suggests that getting students to solve qualitative problems and confronting them with multiple solutions can help them develop conceptual understanding and robust problem-solving strategies. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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