“Force,” ontology, and language

We introduce a linguistic framework through which one can interpret systematically students’ understanding of and reasoning about force and motion. Some researchers have suggested that students have robust misconceptions or alternative frameworks grounded in everyday experience. Others have pointed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David T. Brookes, Eugenia Etkina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2009-06-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.010110