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A Summary of Students' Mental Models and Their Applications in Contexts Pertaining to Newton's II Law DOC

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https://people.rit.edu/svfsps/perc2002/Itza.doc

Creator:

Itza-Ortiz, Salomon F.
Rebello, N. Sanjay

Publisher:

Rochester Institute of Technology. Center for Imaging Science

Description: In this study, presented at the 2002 Physics Education Research Conference, authors describe their investigation of students' use of Newton's II law in mechanics and electricity and magnetism contexts. They interviewed 16 students in a two-semester calculus-based physics course and found students' answers are consistent with two principal mental models and a combination of these two. The authors also explore whether the students who use Newton's Second Law in mechanics contexts continue to do so in electricity and magnetism.

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter -- Statistical physics -- Special types of statistical mechanics, A-Z -- Classical
Science -- Physics -- Biography -- Individual, A-Z -- Newton
Science -- Physics -- Electricity and magnetism
Science -- Physics -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Physics -- Electricity
Physics -- Magnetism
Physics -- Newton's laws and Newtonian mechanics

Date Issued:

2002

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- DOC

Audience:

Educator
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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