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Improving high school students' understanding of potential difference in simple electric circuits

Laurent Liégeois 11 bis La Font, Meursac, 17120, France
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G′erard Chasseigne Département de Psychologie, 3 rue des Tanneurs, Tours cedex, 37041, France
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Sophie Papin Département de Psychologie, 3 rue des Tanneurs, Tours cedex, 37041, France
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Etienne Mullet Quefes 17 bis, Plaisance du Touch, 31830, France E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 1129-1145 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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