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Almudi, Jose Manuel; Ceberio, Mikel – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
This study explored the quality of arguments used by first-year engineering university students enrolled in a traditional physics course dealing with electromagnetic induction and related problem solving where they had to assess whether the electromagnetic induction phenomenon would occur. Their conclusions were analyzed for the relevance of the…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Engineering Education, College Freshmen, Physics
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Kesonen, M. H. P.; Asikainen, M. A.; Hirvonen, P. E. – European Journal of Physics, 2011
This study focuses on students' conceptions of electric and magnetic fields at university level and of the interrelations between them. A total of 33 students participated in a paper and pencil test after the completion of first-year electricity and second-year electromagnetism courses. The conceptions were investigated in the contexts of a…
Descriptors: Optics, Science Instruction, College Science, Scientific Concepts