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Peer reviewedGalili, Igal; Kaplan, Dov – Science Education, 1996
Analyzed operational knowledge of the weight concept of high school students after two educational levels: introductory and advanced physics. Results showed that apparent and true weight concepts are poorly assimilated by most of the advanced placement students. Discusses origins of the shortcomings of the alternative knowledge about weight.…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, High School Students, Misconceptions, Physics
