Do Students Conceptualize Energy as a Material Substance?

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Do Students Conceptualize Energy as a Material Substance? DOC

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

Creator:

Loverude, M.E.

Publisher:

Rochester Institute of Technology. Center for Imaging Science

Description: In this study, presented at the 2002 Physics Education Research Conference, the author discusses results of a study in which university students in a physics course for pre-service elementary school teachers answered a series of problems during and after instruction in which they were asked about the mass of objects after energy transfers, or about the balancing behavior of heated objects. The students' answers suggested that, while some students may conceptualize energy as a substance with mass and volume, this idea is not consistently applied.

LC Classification:

Education -- Theory and practice of education -- Educational psychology -- Learning
Science -- Physics -- Force and energy (General) -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Philosophy -- Educational Philosophy

Key Concept:

Physics -- Energy

Date Issued:

2002

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- DOC

Audience:

Educator
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

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

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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