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ERIC Number: EJ574258
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
First-Year Physics Students' Perceptions of the Quality of Experimental Measurements.
Allie, Saalih; Buffler, Andy; Kaunda, Loveness; Campbell, Bob; Lubben, Fred
International Journal of Science Education, v20 n4 p447-59 Apr-May 1998
Investigates the procedural understanding of first-year university science students in South Africa. Explores ideas related to the reliability of experimental data and discusses the types of reasoning underlying the responses. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Concept Formation, Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Prior Learning, Reliability, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Methodology, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; South Africa