Identifying Students' Models of Sound Propagation

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Identifying Students' Models of Sound Propagation DOC

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

Creator:

Hrepic, Zdeslav
Rebello, Sanjay
Zollman, Dean

Publisher:

Rochester Institute of Technology. Center for Imaging Science

Description: This paper, presented at the 2002 Physics Education Research Conference, discusses the authors' investigation of students' mental models of sound propagation in introductory physics classes. In addition to the scientifically accepted wave model, students used the "entity" model. The authors discuss how students use these models in various contexts before and after instruction. This study also indicates a clear pattern of model change due to instruction. Students who construct models often start with the entity model and generally progress through the hybrid or mixed model states before finishing in the wave model state.

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Acoustics. Sound -- Special topics -- Propagation of sound
Science -- Physics -- Acoustics. Sound -- Study and teaching. Research -- Experiments
Science -- Physics -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues
Philosophy -- Educational Philosophy

Key Concept:

Physics -- Sound

Date Issued:

2002

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Experiment/Lab Activity

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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