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Robin Millar and K. L. Beh
This paper reports an investigation of the performance of school students at age 15 on written diagnostic questions involving the prediction of meter readings in simple electric circuits with parallel branches. Results show that these students tend to perceive such questions in resistance-current terms, with a primary focus on resistor addition, rather than in voltage terms, with two loads being driven from the same source. Common errors in predicting voltages across parallel branches suggest that few students use a mental model of solving parallel circuit problems but instead attempt to solve problems by mechanical use of the V=IR equation. Implications for the teaching of electric circuits at this level are identified.
International Journal of Science Education: Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 351-361
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=2758">Millar, Robin, and K. L. Beh. "Student's understanding of voltage in simple parallel electric circuits." Int. J. Sci. Educ. 15, no. 4, (1993): 351-361.</a>
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R. Millar and K. Beh, , Int. J. Sci. Educ. 15 (4), 351 (1993), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069930150401).
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R. Millar and K. Beh, Student's understanding of voltage in simple parallel electric circuits, Int. J. Sci. Educ. 15 (4), 351 (1993), <https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069930150401>.
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Millar, R., & Beh, K. (1993). Student's understanding of voltage in simple parallel electric circuits. Int. J. Sci. Educ., 15(4), 351-361. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069930150401
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Millar, Robin, and K. L. Beh. "Student's understanding of voltage in simple parallel electric circuits." Int. J. Sci. Educ. 15, no. 4, (1993): 351-361, https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069930150401 (accessed 14 December 2024).
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Millar, Robin, and K. L. Beh. "Student's understanding of voltage in simple parallel electric circuits." Int. J. Sci. Educ. 15.4 (1993): 351-361. 14 Dec. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069930150401>.
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