The Emergence of Quantification in the Pressure-Volume Relationship for Gases: A Textbook Analysis.

de Berg, Kevin C.

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ERIC Number: EJ392801

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Emergence of Quantification in the Pressure-Volume Relationship for Gases: A Textbook Analysis.

de Berg, Kevin C.

Science Education, v73 n2 p115-34 Apr 1989

Examines the possibility that part of the problem in the teaching of physical science may lie in teaching-learning materials. Selects 14 chemistry textbooks and 14 physics textbooks in Australia. Analyzes them based on learning theory and scientific literacy. (YP)

Descriptors: Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Text Structure, Textbook Content, Textbook Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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