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Peer reviewedAguirre, Jose; Erickson, Gaalen – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Presents a logical analysis of three vector concepts (position, displacement, velocity) in terms of their constituent characteristics and shows how they can be used to structure an empirical investigation into students' prior knowledge about these characteristics. Reports results of students' (N=20) conceptions about the vector characteristics…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Grade 10, High Schools, Interviews
Peer reviewedAguirre, Jose M.; Rankin, Graham – Physics Education, 1989
A questionnaire and demonstrations were used to identify students' conceptions about the composition of orthogonal velocities. Four questions from the questionnaire are provided and the results for each question are reported. The four implicit vector characteristics of this study are appended. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Foreign Countries, Fundamental Concepts, Higher Education
