STUDENTS' CONCEPTIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN MECHANICS

Results from research on student understanding in physics indicate that certain incorrect ideas about the physical world are common among students of a wide variety of national backgrounds, educational levels and ages. There is considerable evidence that university students often have many of the same conceptual and reasoning difficulties that are common among younger students. There is often little change in conceptual understanding before and after formal instruction. Moreover, students are often unable to apply the concepts that they have studied to the task of solving quantitative problems, which is the usual measure for student achievement in a physics course.

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