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ERIC Number: EJ249176
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Understanding of Gravity.
Gunstone, Richard F.; White, Richard T.
Science Education, v65 n3 p291-99 Jul 1981
Reports results of a large-scale study that investigated the knowledge of gravity and related principles of mechanics possessed by first-year physics students (N=468) at Monash University, Australia. One conclusion is that students know a lot of physics but do not relate it to the everyday world. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Science Education Research