Electric Field Concept: Effect of the Context and the Type of Questions

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written by Alejandro Garza and Genaro Zavala

We administered several open-ended questions to students after electrostatics is covered in an electricity and magnetism class at a private Mexican university. In the first part, the objective is to compare students' responses on electric field concept questions in the presence of charges and conductors to those in the presence of charges and insulators. In the second part, the objective is to analyze the difference in responses when the context is changed. This report compares students' answers to electric field concept questions while changing from abstract objects, i.e., point charge, non-conducting sphere; to already-used real materials in lab, i.e., charged tape, non-conducting pencil. Lastly, the objective is to analyze whether a guided question helps students to better answer electric field questions. This study compares students' responses to electric field concept questions with no guidance to responses to guided questions and the degree of guidance.

Physics Education Research Conference 2010
Part of the PER Conference series
Portland, Oregon: July 21-22, 2010
Volume 1289, Pages 145-148

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Published: August 24, 2010

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Restriction:: © 2010 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3515183
PACS:: 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: conductors, context, guided questions, non-conductors, PERC 2010, electric field
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Record Updated:: May 1, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 24, 2010

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Garza, A., & Zavala, G. (2010, July 21-22). Electric Field Concept: Effect of the Context and the Type of Questions. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10424&DocID=1891

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Garza, Alejandro, and Genaro Zavala. "Electric Field Concept: Effect of the Context and the Type of Questions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, July 21-22, 2010. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10424&DocID=1891 (accessed 5 October 2024).

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Garza, Alejandro, and Genaro Zavala. "Electric Field Concept: Effect of the Context and the Type of Questions." Physics Education Research Conference 2010. Portland, Oregon: 2010. 145-148 Vol. 1289 of PER Conference. 5 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10424&DocID=1891>.

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