Method for analyzing students’ utilization of prior physics learning in new contexts

In prior research, the classification of concepts into three types—descriptive, hypothetical and theoretical—has allowed for the association of students’ use of different concept types with their level of understanding. Previous studies have also examined the ways in which students link concepts to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dyan L. McBride, Dean Zollman, N. Sanjay Rebello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2010-07-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.6.020101