Designing a teaching sequence for electrostatics at undergraduate level by using educational reconstruction

dc.creator	Markku Saarelainen
dc.creator	Pekka E. Hirvonen
dc.date	2009-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:00Z
dc.identifier	1870-9095
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/99daf371d0324ebbb8509435062ea420
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27296
dc.description	Building up a comprehension of electrostatics and especially Gauss’s law depends on understanding the concept of anelectric field. Previous studies demonstrate several learning problems that occur in relation to electrostatics, and theconcept of an electric field is one of them. By eliciting information about a student’s thinking, it is possible to addressthe common denominators that form the main obstacles to learning the scientific content of electrostatics. Physicstheory at university level is traditionally presented in an abstract and compact form as a result of the evolution of itstheory. In this study we approach the problems involved in the teaching and learning of electrostatics by applying themethod of educational reconstruction in order to devise more effective teaching. In doing so, we hope to improvestudents’ performance in their adoption of the electrostatics content aimed at in the course.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Latin American Physics Education Network
dc.relation	http://journal.lapen.org.mx/sep09/3_LAJPE_292_Saarelainen.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1870-9095
dc.source	Latin-American Journal of Physics Education, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 518-526 (2009)
dc.subject	Undergraduate
dc.subject	electromagnetics
dc.subject	electric field concept.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Designing a teaching sequence for electrostatics at undergraduate level by using educational reconstruction
dc.type	article