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ERIC Number: EJ049190
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1971
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Effects of Manipulation on the Acquisition of the Compensatory Concepts of Speed, Force, and Work
Siegel, Betsy Davidson; Raven, Ronald
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 8, 4, 373-378, 71
Students who viewed demonstrations or manipulated apparatus understood the relational concepts (of the form a/b = a'/b') of speed, force, and work better than a control group, but did not differ significantly from each other. (AL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensation (Concept), Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Force, Instruction, Learning Theories, Psychology
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)