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ERIC Number: EJ244626
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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Pupils' Understanding of the Particulate Nature of Matter: A Cross-Age Study.
Novick, Shimshon; Nussbaum, Joseph
Science Education, v65 n2 p187-96 Apr 1981
Traces the development of a pencil and paper instrument which measures the change in pupils' (N=576) conception of the particle model of matter. Responses of four groups of children in grades 5-12 and university sophomore nonscience majors revealed that some cognitive difficulties are experienced at all ages. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Higher Education, Models, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Science Tests, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Test Construction, Test Interpretation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Particle Model of Matter; Science Education Research