Speaker
Ms
Arunee Eambaipreuk
(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, THAILAND 10400)
Description
Many students have difficulties when they solve problems in circular
motion. This motivated us to create a problem-solving strategy for such particular topic. The strategy was incorporated in the large-class instruction by
including it in a class-worksheet. We expected that the strategy could help
students work their way through solving circular motion problems. The sample was composed of first-year science students who enrolled in an Introductory
Physics course. They were assigned pre-test and post-test on a problem in
circular motion. The effectiveness of the strategy was evaluated from the
student answers. It was found that after instruction most of the students could
solve the problem by following the steps shown in the strategy. In the
presentation, we will show how the students solve the problem in the tests before and after they learned the strategy offered in the class-worksheet. In addition, the models of student understanding in circular motion will also be presented.
Author
Ms
Arunee Eambaipreuk
(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, THAILAND 10400)
Co-authors
Dr
Kwan Arayathanitkul
(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, THAILAND 10400)
Dr
Narumon Emarat
(Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, THAILAND 10400)
