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The Eratosthenes Space Project
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Artigas, A.; Costa, A.; Eyraud, C. H.; Perez-Verde, A.; Ros, R. M. – Physics Education, 2011
The European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE), in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina of Egypt and the participation of schools from all around the world, performed the Eratosthenes experiment on 21 June 2010. This activity has been selected as one of the finalists in the 11th international prize organized by Ciencia en…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Scientific Methodology, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Revision by Means of Computer-Mediated Peer Discussions
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Soong, Benson; Mercer, Neil; Er, Siew Shin – Physics Education, 2010
In this article, we provide a discussion on our revision method (termed "prescriptive tutoring") aimed at revealing students' misconceptions and misunderstandings by getting them to solve physics problems with an anonymous partner via the computer. It is currently being implemented and evaluated in a public secondary school in Singapore,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physics, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
The Internet: Where It Came From, How It Works.
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Bagnall, Peter – Physics Education, 1998
Discusses the Internet and how it works, beginning with its origins in the U.S. military and covering such issues as clients and servers, upload and download, and the World Wide Web. (Author/PVD)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Software