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ERIC Number: EJ673712
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Consistent and Inconsistent Pupils' Reasoning about Intensive Quantities: The Case of Density and Pressure.
Fassoulopoulos, Georgios; Kariotoglou, Petros; Koumaras, Panagiotis
Research in Science Education, v33 n1 p71-87 2003
Investigates whether pupils aged 12-15 years perceive physical quantities as intensive or extensive. Written questionnaires were administered to 300 pupils comprising four tasks for each intensive quantity, density and pressure. Analysis reveals three models of consistent pupils' reasoning. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Density (Matter), Learning Processes, Physics, Pressure (Physics), Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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