Physics group work in a phenomenographic perspective - learning dynamics as the experience of variation and relevance

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-358

  Ingerman, Åke ^a   Berge, Maria ^b   Booth, Shirley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Experiencing variation; Learning dynamics; Newtonian mechanics; Phenomenography; Physics education; Small group work

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249094600     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790902989382     Document Type: Article

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