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ERIC Number: EJ578439
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Thought Experiments and Collaborative Learning in Physics.
Reiner, Miriam
International Journal of Science Education, v20 n9 p1043-58 Nov 1998
Describes a study that illustrates that collaborative-thought experiments are emergent phenomena triggered by events as a whole rather than being predesigned. Points out that participants gradually adopt shared graphical representations and meanings. Contains 28 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Higher Education, Physics, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel