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ERIC Number: EJ549743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Examining the Construction Process: A Study of Changes in Level 10 Students' Understanding of Classical Mechanics.
Shymansky, James A.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v34 n6 p571-93 Aug 1997
Explores students' conceptual understanding and conceptual growth in classical mechanics in the natural context of a grade 10 science classroom. Findings indicate that students' knowledge structures remained stable across the 10 weeks and remained unchanged 4 weeks after instruction ceased. Contains 30 references. (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), High Schools, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change