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ERIC Number: EJ394229
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reference Count: 0
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Secondary Students' Understanding of Gravity and the Motion of Planets.
Treagust, David F.; Smith, Clifton L.
School Science and Mathematics, v89 n5 p380-91 May-Jun 1989
Examined are tenth-grade Western Australian students' conceptual knowledge of gravity and the motion of the planets. Students were interviewed with seven cards, and a four-item diagnostic test based on the interview data on the first four cards was developed. A total of 113 students' responses to the test are summarized. (YP)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Cognitive Structures, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Gravity (Physics), Misconceptions, Science Tests, Sciences, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Western Australia)