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Prospective physics teachers’ level of understanding energy, power and force concepts

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dc.creator Ayşegül SAĞLAM-ARSLAN
dc.creator Mehmet Altan KURNAZ
dc.date 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:22:29Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:22:29Z
dc.identifier 1609-4913
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/b7fd134336c64be6917c1f9f90d982ba
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20677
dc.description The aim of this study is to determine prospective physics teachers’ level of understanding of the concepts of energy and the related concepts of force and power. The study was carried out with the participation of 56 physics education department students at a university in Karadeniz region. All participants had previously taken an introductory physics course. To reach the aim of the study, an achievement test with 5 questions was formed for each concept and the collected data was analyzed using the description method. The data analysis revealed that majority of the students were not at the intended level in defining and explaining the energy, power and force concepts scientifically, and they could not associate these concepts with their daily life. Backed by the available results, utilizing associations of these concepts and using conceptual change texts were suggested for effective teaching of the concerned concepts.
dc.language English
dc.language Chinese
dc.publisher Hong Kong Institute of Education
dc.relation http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/v10_issue1/arslan/
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1609-4913
dc.source Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 6 (2009)
dc.subject Energy
dc.subject Power
dc.subject Force
dc.subject Prospective Physics Teachers
dc.subject Level of Understanding
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Prospective physics teachers’ level of understanding energy, power and force concepts
dc.type article


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