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Download full textWeber, Stephen W. – 1995
A study examined the effectiveness of incorporating writing as a tool to master the concepts of physics. Subjects were students in the three traditional physics classes and one non-math or conceptual physics class at East High School in Rockford, Illinois. The instructor tried a variety of methods--students wrote criticisms of Carl Sagan videos,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Content Area Writing, High Schools
