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Faltin, Lukas; Feser, Markus Sebastian – Physics Education, 2021
Since the viscous behaviour of liquids is evident in many everyday situations, it is plausible to assume that students have (pre-)conceptions about the physics behind these phenomena. As yet, no reliable studies exist on this topic. Therefore, the present study aims to address this research gap by exploring secondary school students' conceptions…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 9, Secondary School Science, Scientific Concepts
Aydin, Mirac; Ozcan, Ibrahim – Physics Education, 2022
Advancements in mobile technologies have accelerated mobile Augmented Reality (AR), and many applications have been developed and presented in online stores. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of the AR model of the Solar System simulated in mobile AR applications located in the Google Play Store. The applications were examined in the store…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Astronomy, Telecommunications
Kontomaris, Stylianos-Vasileios; Malamou, Anna – Physics Education, 2020
The concept of a sinusoidal wave traveling along a string is included in all secondary education physics books and as a result is being taught in undergraduate lectures around the globe. The didactic approach that follows is advantageous since it provides in a simplified way (through basic mathematical tools) a description of a disturbance that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, College Science
Koca, Nazife Ozdes – Physics Education, 2022
This work is aimed to assess the performance of two groups of students from colleges of Science, Education and Engineering on the understanding of electricity and magnetism concepts. To conduct this assessment, the Electricity and Magnetism Conceptual Assessment (EMCA) test was implemented twice as a pre-test and a post-test for two calculus-based…
Descriptors: Energy, Magnets, Science Education, Engineering Education
Sokolowski, Andrzej – Physics Education, 2021
Research has identified several students' misinterpretations of the principles of the photoelectric effect (PE). Students cannot interpret the formula using the graph's context despite the linear dependence inherited in it. Many studies pointed out that the graphical representation of kinetic energy of the ejected electrons versus frequency of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions
Pössel, M. – Physics Education, 2020
Teaching cosmology at the undergraduate or high school level requires simplifications and analogies, and inevitably brings the teacher into contact with at least one of the pedagogical interpretations of the expanding Universe. The by far most popular interpretation holds that galaxies in an expanding Universe are stationary, while space itself…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Misconceptions, Science Instruction
Ndihokubwayo, Kizito; Uwamahoro, Jean; Ndayambaje, Irénée; Ralph, Michael – Physics Education, 2020
Light has the most interesting phenomena among physics concepts. We designed the light phenomena conceptual assessment (LPCA) to help teachers measure their students' conceptual understanding of light phenomena. We expected to measure increases in student understanding of light phenomena after learning about the wave and particle nature of light…
Descriptors: Physics, Light, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
Safadi, Rafi'; Ababsy, Ranin – Physics Education, 2020
Research indicates that troubleshooting activities that require students to reflect on pre-prepared erroneous examples, i.e. erroneous solutions to problems that correspond to common naïve ideas, impact their learning positively. These include asking students to diagnose erroneous examples; in other words, detect the conceptual errors and then…
Descriptors: Troubleshooting, Error Correction, Demonstrations (Educational), Physics
Bani-Salameh, Hisham N. – Physics Education, 2017
We started this work with the goal of detecting misconceptions held by our students about force and motion. A total of 341 students participated in this study by taking the force concept inventory (FCI) test both before and after receiving instructions about force or motion. The data from this study were analysed using different statistical…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Misconceptions, Physics, Scientific Concepts
Mota, A. R.; Lopes dos Santos, J. M. B. – Physics Education, 2014
Students' misconceptions concerning colour phenomena and the apparent complexity of the underlying concepts--due to the different domains of knowledge involved--make its teaching very difficult. We have developed and tested a teaching device, the addition table of colours (ATC), that encompasses additive and subtractive mixtures in a single…
Descriptors: Color, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Caleon, Imelda; Subramaniam, R. – Physics Education, 2013
The effectiveness of a refutational text in addressing the alternative conceptions held by secondary school students on the topic of wave propagation in an elastic medium was explored in this study. The refutational text, which was 816 words long and featured the particle-spring model, was found to be more effective in promoting conceptual change…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science
Lee, Yeung Chung; Kwok, Ping Wai – Physics Education, 2009
Children are familiar with situations in which air resistance plays an important role, such as parachuting. However, it is not known whether they have any understanding about the concept of air resistance, how air resistance affects falling objects, and the differential effect it has on different objects. The literature reveals that there are…
Descriptors: Physics, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Misconceptions
Kucukozer, Huseyin – Physics Education, 2008
In this study, prospective science teachers' misconceptions about the seasons and the phases of the Moon were determined, and then the effects of 3D computer modelling on their conceptual changes were investigated. The topics were covered in two classes with a total of 76 students using a predict-observe-explain strategy supported by 3D computer…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Teachers, Misconceptions, Science Instruction

Ireson, Gren – Physics Education, 2000
Adresses student understanding of quantum phenomenon. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, High Schools, Misconceptions, Physics

Fisher, Nick – Physics Education, 2002
Points out that pupils often misunderstand the concepts of accuracy and reliability. Introduces a course in which students are involved in a two-week practical project that emphasizes checking anomalous points, improving accuracy, and making readings more sensitive. Describes the process of teaching students how to prepare their projects.…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Measurement, Misconceptions, Physics
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