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ERIC Number: EJ641754
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-0008
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How Students Understand Physics Equations.
Sherin, Bruce L.
Cognition and Instruction, v19 n4 p479-541 2001
Analyzed a corpus of videotapes in which university students solved physics problems to determine how students learn to understand a physics equation. Found that students learn to understand physics equations in terms of a vocabulary of elements called symbolic forms, each associating a simple conceptual schema with a pattern of symbols. Findings pose implications for instruction. (KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Practices, Learning Processes, Physics, Problem Solving, Schemata (Cognition), Science Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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