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Dekkers, Peter J. J. M. – Science Education International, 1998
Describes the implementation of a concept practical in a physics class. Uses the example of students predicting and testing what will happen to the speed and acceleration of a ball rolling down variously-sloped railings. Some evidence of conceptual development was indicated by pre- and post-test scores. Suggests that a well-conducted class…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Demonstrations (Science)