Speaker
Muhammad Aswin Rangkuti
Description
Even though the (1-D) wave equation may seem simple at a first glance, it actually contains a lot of information and making sense of it is far from trivial. This study investigates students’ main conceptual difficulties in understanding the physical meaning of the wave equation, by conducting semi-structured interviews. The study also provides various teaching experiments that assist students more effectively in developing a conceptual understanding of the wave equation. Comparing the results between a pre- and a post-test, we notice the transition of students’ response to interpret the wave equation from “reading” and “generalization” into “elaborating” and “distinction”.
| How would you like to present your contribution? | Live in Ljubljana (time slot to be allotted based on the programme) |
|---|---|
| Target education level (primary) | University education |
Author
Muhammad Aswin Rangkuti
Co-author
Dr
Ricardo Karam
(Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen, Denmark)