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Pepino, Ron A.; Mabile, Risley W. – Physics Teacher, 2023
It has long been suspected by general relativists that physicists who do not specialize in general relativity (GR) believe that special relativity (SR) is incapable of modeling dynamics within accelerated reference frames. Consequently, many physicists may conclude that certain phenomena, such as time dilation due to acceleration, can only be…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Physics, Scientific Principles, Scientific Concepts
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Mohd Zaidi Amiruddin; Achmad Samsudin; Andi Suhandi; Bayram Costu – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
Difficulties in understanding physics concepts are often experienced by students such as in the material of regular uniform motion. This study aims to describe the mental models of first-year secondary school students on regular straight-line motion. This research utilized a case study method of 167 students at the secondary level with an average…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Schemata (Cognition)
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Jack Thomas-Colwell; Ramya S. Pathuri; Aaron H. Shoemaker; Michael G. Hill; Bryan M. Hunter – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
The study of coordination complexes in general and inorganic chemistry courses is facilitated by theoretical frameworks such as crystal field theory (CFT) and ligand field theory (LFT). The angular overlap model (AOM) is alternative approach that quantifies metal-ligand interactions based on the geometric configuration of a given complex. In this…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Lincoln, Don – Physics Teacher, 2022
The standard model of particle physics is the most successful theory describing the behavior of matter and energy in the subatomic realm. However, success doesn't mean it is perfect, and a recent measurement of the mass of a particle called the W boson is puzzling, as it disagrees with theoretical predictions and earlier precise measurements. If…
Descriptors: Physics, Models, Nuclear Energy, Measurement
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Tamar Fuhrmann; Leah Rosenbaum; Aditi Wagh; Adelmo Eloy; Jacob Wolf; Paulo Blikstein; Michelle Wilkerson – Science Education, 2025
When learning about scientific phenomena, students are expected to "mechanistically" explain how underlying interactions produce the observable phenomenon and "conceptually" connect the observed phenomenon to canonical scientific knowledge. This paper investigates how the integration of the complementary processes of designing…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Thinking Skills, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
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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
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Bahtaji, Michael Allan A. – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2021
5E instructional model is commonly utilized in science teaching to promote conceptual learning. However, the benefit of 5E instructional model cannot be fully attained if the knowledge and skills essential to learning were not properly established from past. Similarly, the development of new concepts cannot be fully attained if the important…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Models, Mathematics Instruction
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Hefter, Markus H.; Fromme, Bärbel; Berthold, Kirsten – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2022
Future teachers face the challenge of whether and how to address their students' misconceptions--naïve concepts that often conflict with the correct scientific concepts taught at school. We developed a short-term digital training intervention on instructional knowledge about strategies for addressing students' misconceptions in physics. It…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Cognitive Processes
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Zhai, Xiaoming – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
Assessing scientific modeling competence (SMC) is challenging because of the multi-dimensionality of the construct and the potential variability of student performance across tasks. To deal with the challenges, this study applied Kane's validity framework to assess high-school students' SMC in Newtonian mechanics and examined how students'…
Descriptors: High School Students, Mechanics (Physics), Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Tugba Yuksel; Lynn A. Bryan; Alejandra J. Magana – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Quantum physics forms the basis for exciting new technologies, including quantum computers, quantum encryption, and quantum entanglement. The advancement of science and technology highlights the importance of mastering quantum physics and its applications, not only at the college level but also as early as high school. In this multiple case study,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Models, Quantum Mechanics, Science Instruction
Jared Phelps Canright – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The creation of new knowledge in the form of scientific models is a cornerstone of the process of science. In physics laboratory instruction, students are very often stuck in a confirmatory mindset; they have been conditioned to believe that the role of experimentation in the classroom and in the world is to verify known facts. This mindset is…
Descriptors: Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Physics, Models, Scientific Concepts
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Cumber, Peter – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
Mechanical engineering students often find the formulation and analysis of dynamical systems difficult. The response of some mechanical engineering undergraduates is that as much as possible courses on mechanics are best avoided. The aim of this paper is to produce some interesting dynamical systems that may help to change the opinions of the…
Descriptors: Engineering, Mechanics (Physics), Scientific Concepts, Equipment
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Tobin, R. G.; Lacy, Sara J.; Crissman, Sally – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Kinetic energy is usually the entry point for the study of energy in physics and is often perceived as unproblematic. We present evidence, however, that some learners who seem to have accepted the concept, from elementary school students to college physics majors and in-service teachers, nevertheless do not consistently attribute kinetic energy to…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
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Seeley, Lane; Gray, Kara; Robertson, Amy D. – Physics Teacher, 2021
The Next Generation Science Standards lay out a model of energy that locates energy within objects and fields, and tracks energy as it transfers between these objects and transforms between forms of energy while always being conserved. This model of energy pervades much of modern science and represents a foundational, cross-cutting concept for…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Energy, Teaching Methods
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Balabanoff, Morgan; Kaur, Simreen; Barbera, Jack; Moon, Alena – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Across science disciplines, light is a common tool for measuring, characterizing, and catalysing molecules and molecular processes. Despite the ubiquity of light-based tools, little research has been done to investigate how students understand light and light-matter interactions (LMI). This topic is typically first introduced in first-year…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Light
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