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Student conceptual resources for understanding electric circuits

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Physics Education Research has a rich history of identifying common student ideas about specific physics topics. In the context of electric circuits, existing research on students’ ideas has primarily focused on misconceptions, misunderstandings, and difficulties. In this paper, we take a resource-oriented approach to identifying common student ideas about circuits by characterizing ideas we see as generative “seeds of science” that could form the basis of more sophisticated understandings. Based on our analysis of 1557 university physics student responses to five conceptual questions, we identify four common resources for understanding circuits. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Source: Physical Review Physics Education Research

DOI: 10.1103/physrevphyseducres.20.020128

Authors: Lauren C. Bauman, Brynna Hansen, Lisa M. Goodhew, Amy D. Robertson

Institutions: University of Washington, Seattle Pacific University

Language: English

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,000