Remedying science student teachers' misconceptions of force and motion using worksheets based on constructivist learning theory

Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 653-668

  Atasoy, Sengul ^a   Kucuk, Mehmet ^a   Akdeniz, Ali Riza ^a  

^a RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Misconception of force motion; Science education; Science student teachers; Worksheet

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EID: 84861108849     PISSN: 13087711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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