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Twenty-two NHS students were interviewed about four situations previously used elsewhere (Osborne, 1980a, Osborne and Gilbert, 1979, 1980) and the results of students' beliefs have been presented and discussed above.
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Boeha, B. Some students' beliefs in mechanics —A third world viewpoint. Research in Science Education 18, 298–309 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356608
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