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Peer reviewedMolander, Bengt-Olov; Hallden, Ola; Pedersen, Svend – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2001
Demonstrated an experiment on the properties of air to 2 groups of Swedish fourth graders (total n=45), using familiar materials in one case and unfamiliar, "scientific," materials in the other. Written explanations by students show that the unfamiliar materials were a barrier to understanding and may have actually obstructed students'…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Elementary School Students, Experiments, Foreign Countries
