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Lindsey, Beth A.; Stetzer, MacKenzie R.; Speirs, J. Caleb; Ferm, William N., Jr.; van Hulten, Alexander – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
In this paper, we seek to evaluate the extent to which students can follow a deductive reasoning chain when it is presented to them. A great deal of instruction in introductory physics courses is centered on presenting students with a logical argument that starts from first principles and systematically leads to a particular conclusion. This…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Mark A. J. Parker; Holly Hedgeland; Nicholas St. J. Braithwaite; Sally E. Jordan – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
The study outlines the early-stage development of a free-response General Relativity Concept Inventory (GRCI), an educational instrument designed to test for conceptual understanding of General Relativity. Data were collected for the study by having 26 participants from General Relativity courses work through the questions on the GRCI. Interviews…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Physics, Science Tests, Thinking Skills
Benjie Wang; Wei Han; Yingjie Zhang; Qian Wang; Dan Li; Ziling Tang; Qingdian Kong – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
A central objective of science education is to foster a profound comprehension of fundamental scientific principles among students. Research has shown that a highly integrated knowledge structure is a key factor in achieving a deep understanding. This research has developed a friction force conceptual framework to model students' different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Physics
Nur Farha Shaafi; Mohammad Mubarrak Mohd Yusof; Ellianawati Ellianawati; Bambang Subali; Muhammad Haziq Hazim Raji’e – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
This study examines prevalent misconceptions among students regarding the fundamental concepts of acids and bases, which often arise during the learning process. This study aims to pinpoint misconceptions held by preservice science teachers in the realm of acids and bases; 117 university students from diverse educational backgrounds, enrolled in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Science Education
Chuting Lu; Yating Liu; Shaorui Xu; Shaona Zhou; Heather Mei; Xiangqun Zhang; Lan Yang; Lei Bao – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
In this study, a conceptual framework of measurement uncertainty was developed and used to guide the development of a multiple-choice concept test for the assessment of students' knowledge integration in learning measurement uncertainty. Based on assessment data and interview results, students were identified into three levels of knowledge…
Descriptors: Measurement, Multiple Choice Tests, Thinking Skills, Novices
Wells, James; Henderson, Rachel; Traxler, Adrienne; Miller, Paul; Stewart, John – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
Investigating student learning and understanding of conceptual physics is a primary research area within physics education research. Multiple quantitative methods have been employed to analyze commonly used mechanics conceptual inventories: the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) and the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE). Recently,…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Educational Research, Scientific Concepts
Xuhan Luo; Boxuan Li; Jinmei Liu; Shihong Ma; Xinyuan Wei; Yan Cen – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2025
Contribution: An innovative approach utilizing interactive software paired with stereoscopic projection hardware is introduced to enhance the teaching and learning of solid-state physics. This method is distinctive for its integration of complex 3-D visualizations directly into classroom instruction, facilitating a deeper understanding of abstract…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Science Education, Physics, Scientific Concepts
Kaliampos, George; Mavropoulou, Sofia; Kollias, Vasilis; Ravanis, Konstantinos; Vavougios, Denis – Research in Science Education, 2023
While research on the understanding of physics concepts in individuals with autism remains scarce, the ever-increasing number of these students in inclusive education nowadays makes their systematic education in all fields of learning necessary. For this purpose, an experimental investigation was conducted to compare 19 autistic adolescents with a…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Inclusion
Tamara Gay Young – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A significant body of scholarship in Physics Education Research (PER) has documented that students have intuitive knowledge resources that they use to make sense of the physical world. Similarly, for physicists, symmetry is fundamental to making sense of the universe. In this dissertation, I explore students' intuitive resources related to…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Maria Al Dehaybes; Johan Deprez; Paul van Kampen; Mieke De Cock – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
This study investigated how students reason about the partial derivative and the directional derivative of a multivariable function at a given point, using different graphical representations for the function in the problem statement. Questions were formulated to be as isomorphic as possible in both mathematics and physics contexts and were given…
Descriptors: Physics, Calculus, Graphs, Abstract Reasoning
Paul J. Emigh; Corinne A. Manogue – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Physics experts and students commonly use a variety of representations when working with partial derivatives, including symbols, graphs, and words. One especially powerful representation is the contour graph. In open-ended problem-solving interviews with nine upper-division physics students, we asked students to determine derivatives from contour…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Geometric Concepts
J. Caleb Speirs; MacKenzie R. Stetzer; Beth A. Lindsey – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Over the course of the introductory calculus-based physics course, students are often expected to build conceptual understanding and develop and refine skills in problem solving and qualitative inferential reasoning. Many of the research-based materials developed over the past 30 years by the physics education research community use sequences of…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Network Analysis, Calculus
Bao, Lei; Fritchman, Joseph C. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Newton's third law is one of the most important concepts learned early in introductory mechanics courses; however, ample studies have documented a wide range of students' misconceptions and fragmented understandings of this concept that are difficult to change through traditional instruction. This research develops a conceptual framework model to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Principles, Physics, Teaching Methods
Yesh Chogyel – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2024
Misconceptions hinder and challenge the learning of physics and science subjects in general. This study aimed to identify misconceptions in physics topics, namely gravity and force, and to overcome them through timely and appropriate interventions among ninth-grade students at Khuruthang Middle Secondary School in Punakha district, Bhutan. This…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Physics, Grade 9
Cervantes Juárez, Erika; Sánchez Guzmán, Daniel – Physics Education, 2023
In many science and engineering undergraduate programmes, physics courses are fundamental and can be seen as a potential place where students can develop complementary abilities such as the computational thinking process. The present work proposes and describes the learning science and engineering with electronic spreadsheets cycle (LSEESC)…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Spreadsheets, Science Education, Physics