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Suarez, Alvaro; Kahan, Sandra; Zavala, Genaro; Marti, Arturo C. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
We describe a study on the conceptual difficulties faced by college students in understanding hydrodynamics of ideal fluids. This study was based on responses obtained in hundreds of written exams complemented with several oral interviews, which were held with first-year engineering and science university students. Their responses allowed us to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Tests
Bozdogan, Aykut Emre; Uzoglu, Mustafa – Online Submission, 2015
The aim of this study is to explore the problems encountered while teaching force and motion unit in 8th grade science and technology course from teachers' perspectives and offer solutions to eliminate these problems. The study was conducted with 248 science and technology teachers working in 7 regions in Turkey in 2012-2013 academic year.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Grade 8, Science Teachers, Science Education
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Khikmiyah, Fatimatul; Lukito, Agung; Patahudin, Sitti Maesuri – Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, 2012
Previous research shows that speed is one of the most difficult in the upper grades of primary school. It is because students must take into consideration two variables; distance and time. Nevertheless, Indonesian students usually learn this concept as a transmission subject and teacher more emphasizes on formal mathematics in which the concept of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Learning Activities