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Instructional Science
written by Paul Gorsky and Menahem Finegold
Describes a study of high school students that investigated students' responses to an anomaly generated by the juxtaposition of opposing explanatory frameworks and examined the nature and impact of cognitive conflict as students moved from prescientific to scientific explanatory frameworks concerning the concept of force.
Instructional Science: Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 75-90
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Applications of Newton's Laws
Education - Basic Research
- Cognition
= Cognition Development
= Cognitive Conflict
- Student Characteristics
= Affect
- High School
- Reference Material
= Research study
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© 1994 Paul Gorsky and Menahem Finegold
DOI:
10.1007/BF00892158
Keywords:
Cognitive Dissonance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation, Conceptual Frameworks, Force, Learning Processes, Physics, Pretests Posttests, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Student Reaction
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Metadata instance created June 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
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March 10, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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March 1, 1994
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P. Gorsky and M. Finegold, , Instr. Sci. 22 (2), 75 (1994), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892158).
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P. Gorsky and M. Finegold, The role of anomaly and of cognitive dissonance in restructuring students' concepts of force, Instr. Sci. 22 (2), 75 (1994), <https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892158>.
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Gorsky, P., & Finegold, M. (1994, March 1). The role of anomaly and of cognitive dissonance in restructuring students' concepts of force. Instr. Sci., 22(2), 75-90. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892158
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Gorsky, Paul, and Menahem Finegold. "The role of anomaly and of cognitive dissonance in restructuring students' concepts of force." Instr. Sci. 22, no. 2, (March 1, 1994): 75-90, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892158 (accessed 3 December 2024).
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Gorsky, Paul, and Menahem Finegold. "The role of anomaly and of cognitive dissonance in restructuring students' concepts of force." Instr. Sci. 22.2 (1994): 75-90. 3 Dec. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892158>.
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@article{ Author = "Paul Gorsky and Menahem Finegold", Title = {The role of anomaly and of cognitive dissonance in restructuring students' concepts of force}, Journal = {Instr. Sci.}, Volume = {22}, Number = {2}, Pages = {75-90}, Month = {March}, Year = {1994} }
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