Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Hammer, International J of Science Ed (1994)

Students' beliefs about conceptual knowledge in introductory physics
D. Hammer, International Journal of Science, 16(4), p 385-403 (1994). (link to journal)

Abstract: This paper describes a distinction between two ways in which students' may see the role of conceptual knowledge in introductory physics. Concepts is a belief that conceptual knowledge constitutes the core of physics understanding; Apparent Concepts is a belief that the associations between conceptual knowledge and physics are apparent but not essential. Excerpts from interviews of two subjects illustrate this distinction in a range of interviewing activities and show its relevance for understanding students' work in an introductory physics course.

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