Programmed rockets: an analysis of students' strategies
Paul Brna · British Journal of Educational Technology · 1989
Abstract The exploration of the dynamics of a body moving in a friction‐free environment has been advocated by many educationists. Researchers have discovered that students have several persistent misconceptions about the movement of such bodies. It is believed that exploring computer‐based environments that simulate the required physical environment can help students to focus on their misunderstandings and to dispel them. An analysis based, in part, on observations of students using such an environment suggests that students do not necessarily follow a single developmental path. There are some advantages in providing a simple programming language; ideally, different, more sophisticated programming languages are needed.