Encouraging conceptual change: The use of bridging analogies in the teaching of action-reaction forces and the 'at rest' condition in physics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 737-763

  Bryce, Tom ^a   MacMillan, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 19644389506     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500038132     Document Type: Article

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