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Didactic Problems in the Concept of Electric Potential Difference and an Analysis of Its Philogenesis.
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Gomez, Enrique Jimenez; Duran, Eugenio Fernandez – Science and Education, 1998
Analyzes didactic problems related to the inseparability of electric charge from the mass, the impossibility of its direct observation, and the meaning associated with the basic concepts of electricity. Contains 44 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Electricity, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
In Physics Class, Exercises Can Also Cause Problems.
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Johsua, Samuel; Dupin, Jean-Jacques – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
French tenth grade physics classes were observed as they studied electric circuits over a one-year period. An analysis is presented of tests taken during the year. The main point separating "average" students from "good" ones is their performances in "implicitly difficult exercises," that is, in what appears…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Electricity, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
A Study of University Students' Understanding of Simple Electric Circuits. Part 1: Current in d.c. Circuits.
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Picciarelli, V.; And Others – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1991
The results of an investigation concerned with sequential reasoning in interpreting the current flow in d.c. electric circuits are presented. Analysis of the results of a questionnaire completed by 236 college sophomores shows the presence of a common misunderstanding based on a "local" interpretation of the current flow. A copy of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Electric Circuits, Electricity
Questions of Sign.
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Brunt, G. – Physics Education, 1998
Argues that the correct use of positive and negative signs in textbooks is often ignored and that this misuse might be because the authors are unaware of some basic rules. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Electric Circuits, Electricity, Elementary Secondary Education
Criteria, Methods and Implications. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Evaluation of Physics Education (Helsinki, Finland, June 25-29, 1990). Research Report 96.
Ahtee, Maija, Ed.; And Others – 1991
The main purpose of this symposium was to find new ideas and resources for the evaluation and improvement of physics education on all levels. The papers included in this document are entitled: (1) "Quality of Physics Teaching Through Building Models and Advancing Research Skills"; (2) "Evaluation of Physics Education in Terms of Its…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation