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ERIC Number: EJ378097
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Student Preconceptions about Vector Kinematics.
Aguirre, Jose M.
Physics Teacher, v26 n4 p212-16 Apr 1988
Examines preconceptions regarding several implicit vector characteristics that 15- to 17-year-old students possess just before taking their first physics course. Shows seven vector characteristics and three tasks for interviewing students. Presents the most common student preconceptions regarding each of the implicit vector characteristics. (YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Interviews, Mechanics (Physics), Misconceptions, Motion, Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Vectors (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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