26–30 Aug 2024
Auditorium Maximum UJ
Europe/Warsaw timezone

Perceptions of high school leaners’ difficulty with kinematics graphs

26 Aug 2024, 13:00
20m
Small Hall

Small Hall

Oral presentations Teaching and Learning Physics Concepts Oral presentations

Speaker

Mr Itumeleng Phage (Central University of Technology, Free State)

Description

Learners in schools seem to have difficulty with conceptual understanding and problem-solving in kinematics graphs. The study investigated what are the learners’ perceptions on the teaching and learning of kinematics graphs, and to find out from them what could make them enhance their learning and performance. A purposeful sand random study was done with Grade 11 leaners doing physical science and mathematics using a questionnaire. Descriptive and statistical analysis was done. The results indicated that learners only learnt to pass kinematics without conceptual understanding and struggled to relate it to algebra.

How would you like to present your contribution? Live in Kraków (time slot to be allotted based on the programme)
Target education level Secondary
Category Formal Education

Author

Mr Itumeleng Phage (Central University of Technology, Free State)

Presentation materials