Conceptual structure in childhood and adolescence : the case of everyday physics /

Heat breaks up charcoal and puts sulphur dioxide in'; 'The air pulls faster on heavy masses'. These and other similar statements by school-aged children untutored in physics carry two messages. First, children's pre-instructional conceptions of the physical world are a far cry fr...

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Main Author: Howe, Christine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2016.
Series:Psychology revivals.
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Online Access:CONNECT