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ERIC Number: EJ380949
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Reference Count: 0
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Young Children's Conception of Speed: Possible Implications for Pedestrian Safety.
Cross, Roger T.; Mehegan, Julie
International Journal of Science Education, v10 n3 p253-65 Jul-Sep 1988
Examines whether young children hold naive conceptions of speed and whether the nature of their concepts could be a causal factor in pedestrian accidents. Finds that children hold a range of beliefs regarding the concept of speed that would place them at risk. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Misconceptions, Pedestrian Traffic, Physics, Primary Education, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Traffic Accidents, Traffic Safety
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Melbourne)