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ERIC Number: EJ386214
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Talking about Toys: an Investigation of Children's Ideas about Force and Energy.
Gair, Judith; Stancliffe, David T.
Research in Science and Technological Education, v6 n2 p167-80 1988
Investigates 53 11-year-old children's understanding of the concepts of force and energy using a modified interview-about-instances technique. Identifies three frameworks which appeared to guide the pupil's thinking, only one of which was consistent with the accepted scientific definitions. Reports sex differences related to the frameworks. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Energy, Force, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Physical Sciences, Scientific Concepts, Sex Differences, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom