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ERIC Number: EJ528368
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
A Cross-college Age Study About Physics Students' Conceptions of Force in Pre-service Training for High School Teachers.
Trumper, Ricardo; Gorsky, Paul
Physics Education, v31 n4 p227-36 Jul 1996
Examines student teachers' understanding of the concept of force using a two-part written questionnaire. Findings indicate that there is a serious discrepancy between student teachers' understanding of force and the accepted scientific view. Contains 20 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Force, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Physics, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alternative Conceptions; Israel