Speaker
ELVIRA GUTIERREZ JIMENEZ
(UPV/EHU)
Description
This study aims to analyse the mental model of secondary school students on the topic of Sun-Earth-Moon system, focusing on Moon phases and eclipses. That for, an open-ended questionnaire was designed and implemented with 265 secondary school students whose answers were analysed with phenomenography. The identified difficulties were similar to the ones obtained in the studies found in the literature review.
| Education level | Age 15-18 (Secondary education) |
|---|---|
| Physics topic | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Research focus | Student conceptions / Preconceptions / Misconceptions |
| Research method | Mixed method (qualitative & quantitative) |
Authors
ELVIRA GUTIERREZ JIMENEZ
(UPV/EHU)
PAULO SARRIUGARTE Not Supplied
Ane Portillo-Blanco
(UPV/EHU)
Kristina Zuza
(UPV/EHU (Applied Physics Department))
