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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Main Author: Beth A. Lindsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2014-01-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.10.013101

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