Force and Motion: pre‐service and practising secondary science teachers’ language and understanding
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- 1 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Research in Science & Technological Education
- Vol. 15 (1) , 123-128
Abstract
The words used by pre‐sewice and practising secondary science teachers to denote various forces and their possible misconceptions about force and motion were investigated. Many teachers, particularly biology and chemistry specialists, were found to hold misconceptions about forces and to use inappropriate terminology. This problem was especially evident in the pre‐service biology and chemistry specialists.Keywords
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