Common sense clarified: The role of intuitive knowledge in physics problem solving

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 535-555

  Sherin, Bruce ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMAL PHYSICS; INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33748300748     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20136     Document Type: Article

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