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Chao, Chin Chi – 1974
This study attempted to ascertain if the elements perceived in the physics concepts of mass and weight differed for students of different cultural backgrounds. Responses of two matched groups of 19 students each, one from the United States and the other from Taiwan, were studied; students were given word association tests and a physics problem set…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences