Speaker
Kristina Zuza
(UPV/EHU (Applied Physics Department))
Description
Abstract. The aim of this work is to detect the difficulties of second year (3rd semester) chilean students in kinematics with non-constant acceleration. The focus is on questions in which students receive the information in one representation (graphical or algebraic) and have to transform and answer in the other. The analysis was carried out by phenomenography, which allowed us to categorise the students' answers. The initial results show that although difficulties appear in both transformations, transformation from graphical to algebraic is more challenging for them. These results are intended to guide a future TLS to help students overcome the difficulties detected.
| Education level | Age over 18 (excluding teacher education) |
|---|---|
| Physics topic | Other |
| Research focus | Student conceptions / Preconceptions / Misconceptions |
| Research method | Mixed method (qualitative & quantitative) |
| Organizing preference criteria | Physics topic |
Author
Co-authors
Dr
Cristian Merino
(Chemistry Institute, CIDSTEM, Pontifia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso)
Jenaro Guisasola
Kristina Zuza
(UPV/EHU (Applied Physics Department))
