Exploring the parallelism between change in students' conceptions and historical change in the concept of inertia

Exploring the parallelism between change in students' conceptions and historical change in the concept of inertia

This study investigates students' conceptions of inertia and compares with historical change in the concept. A total of 736 students in Seoul from four different age groups (ie. age 11, 13, 15 and 17) participated in the survey. The results of the survey showed that there were considerable simi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in science education (Australasian Science Education Research Association) 1997, Vol.27 (1), p.87-100
1. Verfasser: Song, Jinwoong
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Concept formation
Conceptual differences
Foreign Countries
Historical changes
Inertia (Physics)
Inertia (Scientific)
Misconceptions
Physics
Primary school students
Science Education
Science History
Scientific Concepts
Scientists
Secondary Education
Secondary school students
South Korea
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigates students' conceptions of inertia and compares with historical change in the concept. A total of 736 students in Seoul from four different age groups (ie. age 11, 13, 15 and 17) participated in the survey. The results of the survey showed that there were considerable similarities as well as dissimilarities between students' conceptions and the views of past scientists.
ISSN:0157-244X
1573-1898
DOI:10.1007/BF02463034