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Direct linkVolfson, Alexander; Eshach, Haim; Ben-Abu, Yuval – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
The present study describes the development and field testing of a simple apparatus-based diagnostic instrument (SABDI) that examines undergraduate students' understanding of the underlying physics principles that explain how simple acoustic apparatuses work. SABDI comprises 13 items. Based on previous research studies and the history of science,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Knowledge Level, Acoustics, Physics
Peer reviewedDreyfus, Amos – British Educational Research Journal, 1989
Describes a pattern of failure to apply relevant scientific principles among pupils. Tenth grade Israeli students were tested and later interviewed in order to determine areas of knowledge in which there was some question concerning knowledge of scientific principles. Suggests that teachers must involve the pupils in situations in which erroneous…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Interviews
