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ERIC Number: EJ460244
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Effect of Written Text on Usage of Newton's Third Law.
Boyle, Rosemary K.; Maloney, David P.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v28 n2 p123-39 Feb 1991
This article reports on a study that investigated novice students' rules for determining which of two objects exerted the greater force on the other. (PR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Research, Force, Physics, Reading Materials, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Newton Laws of Motion; Science Education Research; Written Topics