First-Year Physics Students' Perceptions of the Quality of Experimental Measurements.

Allie, Saalih; Buffler, Andy; Kaunda, Loveness; Campbell, Bob; Lubben, Fred

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ERIC Number: EJ574258

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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First-Year Physics Students' Perceptions of the Quality of Experimental Measurements.

Allie, Saalih; Buffler, Andy; Kaunda, Loveness; Campbell, Bob; Lubben, Fred

International Journal of Science Education, v20 n4 p447-59 Apr-May 1998

Investigates the procedural understanding of first-year university science students in South Africa. Explores ideas related to the reliability of experimental data and discusses the types of reasoning underlying the responses. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Concept Formation, Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Prior Learning, Reliability, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Methodology, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa; United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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