DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses

John, Ignatius; Allie, Saalih

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DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses

written by Ignatius John and Saalih Allie

We report on a study with first year university physics students in which we investigated the effect on student responses when small contextual changes were made to the presentation of an "open circuit". The eight question instrument that we designed included representational, linguistic and circuit element variations. Our findings indicate that while the changes might appear trivial they significantly affect the way in which students respond.

Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series
Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012
Volume 1513, Pages 202-205

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Published: January 24, 2013

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Applied Research - Instructional Material Design = Problem/Question Education - Basic Research - Alternative Conceptions - Assessment = Conceptual Assessment = Instruments - Problem Solving = Representational Use Electricity & Magnetism - DC Circuits	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.4789687
PACS:: 01.40.Fk
Keyword:: PERC 2012
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Record Updated:: April 11, 2014 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 24, 2013

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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=12812">John, Ignatius, and Saalih Allie. "DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012.</a>

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John, I., & Allie, S. (2012, August 1-2). DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12812&DocID=3346

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John, Ignatius, and Saalih Allie. "DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12812&DocID=3346 (accessed 4 October 2024).

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John, Ignatius, and Saalih Allie. "DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses." Physics Education Research Conference 2012. Philadelphia, PA: 2012. 202-205 Vol. 1513 of PER Conference. 4 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12812&DocID=3346>.

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