How student teachers understand distance force interactions in different contexts

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 851-873

  Kariotoglou, Petros ^a   Spyrtou, Anna ^a   Tselfes, Vassilis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alternative conceptions; Distance force interactions; Learning in different contexts; Physics education; Student teachers' content knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349656915     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-008-9147-6     Document Type: Article

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