A private universe : misconceptions that block learning /

"In this simple yet dramatic demonstration of how preconceived ideas can interfere with learning, a bright high school student diagrams her answer to the question, 'Why is it warm in the summer?' She soon learns that her theories, pieced together from elementary school science, are in...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Harvard University, Smithsonian Institution, Project STAR
Other Authors:	Schneps, Matthew H. (Film editor), Steinberg, Susan (Film editor), Crouse, Lindsay (Narrator)
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English
Published:	S. Burlington, VT : Annenberg Media, [1989]
Subjects:	Learning, Psychology of. Errors, Scientific. Common fallacies. Learning > Research. Science > Study and teaching. Astronomy > Study and teaching. Documentary films. Educational films. Nonfiction films.