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Peer reviewedFisher, Brian – School Science Review, 2001
Examines quantitative models in school physics, looking particularly at the degree to which they match the real world. Explores the positive aspects of a mismatch between models and real world conditions. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShipstone, David; Cheng, Peter C-H. – School Science Review, 2001
Shows how box diagrams and AVOW diagrams may be used to solve problems concerning networks of resistors that obey Ohm's Law. Presents outcomes and feedback from students and teachers. Concludes with suggestions as to how these techniques might be incorporated into the teaching of basic circuit theory. (Contains 22 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Electric Circuits, Electricity, Foreign Countries
