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Ozdemir, Gokhan – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2017
Students' alternative conceptions of force are one of the most studied topics, important for both science assessment and instruction. Previous studies often described students' alternative conceptions of force with a small number of well-known frameworks by utilizing interviews and paper-pencil tests in their assessments. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Manipulative Materials, Evaluation Methods, Scientific Concepts
Talbot, Robert M., III – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
In order to evaluate the effectiveness of curricular or instructional innovations, researchers often attempt to measure change in students' conceptual understanding of the target subject matter. The measurement of change is therefore a critical endeavor. Often, this is accomplished through pre-post testing using an assessment such as a…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Item Response Theory, Scientific Concepts, Physics
Kostov, Svilen; Hammer, Daniel – Physics Teacher, 2011
In this paper we show that with the help of accessible, teaching-quality equipment, some interesting and important details of the motion of a gyroscope, which are typically overlooked in introductory courses, can be measured and compared to theory. We begin by deriving a simple relation between the "dip angle" of a gyroscope released from rest and…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Motion, Equipment, Science Education
Siegler, Isabelle A.; Bardy, Benoit G.; Warren, William H. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2010
The simple task of bouncing a ball on a racket offers a model system for studying how human actors exploit the physics and information of the environment to control their behavior. Previous work shows that people take advantage of a passively stable solution for ball bouncing but can also use perceptual information to actively stabilize bouncing.…
Descriptors: Physics, Thinking Skills, Task Analysis, Experiments
Messer, J.; Pantaleone, J. – Physics Teacher, 2010
The air surrounding a projectile affects the projectile's motion in three very different ways: the drag force, the buoyant force, and the added mass. The added mass is an increase in the projectile's inertia from the motion of the air around it. Here we experimentally measure the added mass of a spherical projectile in air. The results agree well…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, High Schools, Motion, Scientific Concepts
Alonzo, Alicia C.; Steedle, Jeffrey T. – Science Education, 2009
Learning progressions are ordered descriptions of students' understanding of a given concept. In this paper, we describe the iterative process of developing a force and motion learning progression and associated assessment items. We report on a pair of studies designed to explore the diagnosis of students' learning progression levels. First, we…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Physics, Motion, Scientific Concepts
Chen, Yu-ping; Keen, Rachel; Rosander, Kerstin; Von Hofsten, Claes – Child Development, 2010
Kinematic measures of children's reaching were found to reflect stable differences in skill level for planning for future actions. Thirty-five toddlers (18-21 months) were engaged in building block towers (precise task) and in placing blocks into an open container (imprecise task). Sixteen children were retested on the same tasks a year later.…
Descriptors: Physics, Toddlers, Task Analysis, Time Factors (Learning)
Struck, William; Yerrick, Randy – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
The effects of two types of two well-established microcomputer-based teaching methods were examined for their effect on teaching high school students kinetics. The use of data acquisition probeware and digital video analysis were studied for their impact on students' conceptions and ability to interpret graphical relationships to real world…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Computer Uses in Education, Kinetics, Physics
Song, Youngjin; Heo, Misook; Krumenaker, Larry; Tippins, Deborah – Science Scope, 2008
In order to fully understand student learning, we science teachers need to know the ideas that students bring into the classroom. Plus, good assessment calls for ongoing evaluation of students' progress and difficulties with learning on an everyday basis. Cartoons are one tool that has been used successfully as a means of assessing student…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Cartoons, Science Teachers
Mader, Jan; Winn, Mary – AAPT Press (BK), 2008
This book is designed to be a quick and easy resource for anyone teaching physics for the first time. Written after extensive research, this book is filled with reliable labs, demos and activities that work well in the classroom. Also included are lesson plans, diagrams, and teacher notes for every activity. The book is not the end--it is just a…
Descriptors: Optics, Motion, Physics, Science Instruction