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Peer reviewedLemmer, M.; Lemmer, T. N.; Smit, J. J. A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
Investigates perceptions of the universe of (n=232) first-year physics students from two South African universities. Compared results with Aristotelian and Newtonian views as well as with those of children as revealed in a literature survey. Results also showed that a statistically significant larger number of African than European students have…
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