Children's mental representations of physical concepts and phenomena are often different from those of scientists. In this paper we investigate the issue of understanding light in space as an entity by schoolchildren aged 5 (127 subjects), 8 (142 subjects) and 10 (132 subjects), before they receive any systematic teaching in school. This research was conducted through individual interviews in which the children were asked to talk about light and its results and to locate it in various experimental situations. The results of this study show that even though all the children of all ages have difficulty understanding light as an entity in space, as they grow older they make significant progress in disconnecting light from light sources. These ...
AbstractThis research aimed to study cause of the 95 Grade 11 students’ misconceptions about light. ...
The scientific explanation for shadows is counterintuitive. It focuses on the local absence of light...
Over the past 15 years there has been strong international interest in students' ideas concerning ph...
Children's mental representations of physical concepts and phenomena are often different from those ...
International audienceChidren's mental representations of physical concepts and phenomena are often ...
The aim of this research project is to investigate the effect of a constructivist teaching strategy ...
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a sociocognitive teaching strategy on young ch...
According to previous research, young children ́s perceptions of light and shadows are often based o...
This paper offers a synthesis of research evidence around teaching light to primary and secondary sc...
Light has great importance for life on Earth. In physics it is described as electromagnetic waves. L...
Science educators have continued to show interest in the identification and documentation of student...
The present study focuses on the approach of the concept of light by primary school students. The st...
Light is the foundation of the visual perceptual process that initiates the evaluation of the surrou...
The aim of this study is to generate new knowledge about how pupils in grade 4 understand the concep...
This thesis reports work which attempted to explore the nature and extent of young children's (age 5...
AbstractThis research aimed to study cause of the 95 Grade 11 students’ misconceptions about light. ...
The scientific explanation for shadows is counterintuitive. It focuses on the local absence of light...
Over the past 15 years there has been strong international interest in students' ideas concerning ph...
Children's mental representations of physical concepts and phenomena are often different from those ...
International audienceChidren's mental representations of physical concepts and phenomena are often ...
The aim of this research project is to investigate the effect of a constructivist teaching strategy ...
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a sociocognitive teaching strategy on young ch...
According to previous research, young children ́s perceptions of light and shadows are often based o...
This paper offers a synthesis of research evidence around teaching light to primary and secondary sc...
Light has great importance for life on Earth. In physics it is described as electromagnetic waves. L...
Science educators have continued to show interest in the identification and documentation of student...
The present study focuses on the approach of the concept of light by primary school students. The st...
Light is the foundation of the visual perceptual process that initiates the evaluation of the surrou...
The aim of this study is to generate new knowledge about how pupils in grade 4 understand the concep...
This thesis reports work which attempted to explore the nature and extent of young children's (age 5...
AbstractThis research aimed to study cause of the 95 Grade 11 students’ misconceptions about light. ...
The scientific explanation for shadows is counterintuitive. It focuses on the local absence of light...
Over the past 15 years there has been strong international interest in students' ideas concerning ph...