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High School Students? Misconceptions About Projectile Motion

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  • Serdar Aydin

    (Ataturk University, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education)

  • Refik Dilber

    (Ataturk University, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education)

  • Ela Aydin

    (Ataturk University, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education)

  • Umit Turgut

    (Ataturk University, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education)

  • Riza Salar

    (Ataturk University, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education)

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of conceptual based instruction and traditionally designed physics instruction on students? understanding of projectile motion concepts. Misconceptions relevant to projectile motion concepts were specified by related literature on this subject. Projectile Motion Concepts Test was developed according to misconceptions. The data were gained through 43 students in an experimental group taught with learning activities based on conceptual change instruction and 39 students in a control group who followed traditional classroom instruction. The results showed that conceptual change-based instruction caused significantly better acquisition of conceptual change of projectile motion concepts than the traditional instruction.

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  • Serdar Aydin & Refik Dilber & Ela Aydin & Umit Turgut & Riza Salar, 2015. "High School Students? Misconceptions About Projectile Motion," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 2503403, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:2503403
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    Keywords

    conceptual change; misconception; physics education; projectile motion;
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    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other

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