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Direct linkRodriguez, Maria A.; Niaz, Mansoor – Instructional Science: An International Journal of Learning and Cognition, 2004
The objectives of this study are: (1) evaluation of the methodology used in recent search for particles with fractional electrical charge (quarks) and its implications for understanding the scientific research methodology of Millikan; (2) evaluation of 43 general physics textbooks and 11 laboratory manuals, with respect to the oil drop experiment,…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Physics, Fuels, Scientific Research
Klein, Perry D. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of Learning and Cognition, 2004
This study examined the writing strategies and text characteristics associated with discovering a scientific principle by writing about an experiment. Sixty-four university students (non-science majors) carried out a physics experiment concerning either buoyancy, or the forces acting on a balance scale, then wrote an informal journal-style note…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Scientific Principles, Science Experiments, Physics
