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ERIC Number: EJ618797
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
How Do Students Learn To Apply Their Mathematical Knowledge To Interpret Graphs in Physics?
Woolnough, Jim
Research in Science Education, v30 n3 p259-67 2000
Describes a laboratory-based program in physics designed to help students build effective links between the mathematical equations used to solve problems in mechanics and the real world of moving objects. Conducts the study among senior college students and points out the value of laboratory work in science education for development of thinking skills and positive attitudes. (Contains 14 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia; Newton Laws of Motion