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ERIC Number: EJ663434
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0855
Teaching Newton's Laws as though the Concepts Are Difficult.
Hart, Christina
Australian Science Teachers' Journal, v48 n4 p14-23 Dec 2002
Presents data illustrating some of the problems that students encounter when learning about force for the first time. The data illuminate the complexity of the task that students face and reveal some difficulties that have received little attention in the literature. Discusses some issues that arise regarding the traditional presentation of Newton's laws. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Force, Gravity (Physics), Higher Education, Misconceptions, Science Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Friction