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Direct linkHeckler, Andrew F.; Scaife, Thomas M. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
A small number of studies have investigated student understanding of vector addition and subtraction in generic or introductory physics contexts, but in almost all cases the questions posed were in the vector arrow representation. In a series of experiments involving over 1000 students and several semesters, we investigated student understanding…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
