Developing adults’ views on the phenomenon of change of physical state in waterFootnote∗

∗ This work was partially supported by FINEP e CNPq (Brazil). A preliminary report on this work was presented at the First International Congress on Research in Science and Mathematics Education held in 1985 in Barcelona, Spain. ‡ Estimates vary from 20% to 50% according to the strictness of the definition. § Previous work (Dibar Ure and Colinvaux 1985), aimed at understanding adults’ reasoning, used individual interviews, and has shown that they become inhibited by such a technique.

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