Student reasoning about electrostatic and gravitational potential energy: An exploratory study with interdisciplinary consequences
This paper describes an investigation into student reasoning about potential energy in the context of introductory electrostatics. Similar incorrect reasoning patterns emerged both in written questions administered after relevant instruction and in one-on-one interviews. These reasoning patterns are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.10.013101 |