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Peer reviewedSlater, Timothy F.; Adams, Jeffrey P.; Brown, Thomas R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2000
Students have problems successfully arranging an electric circuit to make the bulb produce light. Investigates the percentage of students able to complete a circuit with a given apparatus, and the effects of prior experience on student success. Recommends hands-on activities at the elementary and secondary school levels. (Contains 14 references.)…
Descriptors: Electric Circuits, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Hands on Science
