World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences Vol:2, No:6, 2015
International Science Index Vol:2, No:6, 2015 waset.org/abstracts/31713
An Investigation of How Pre-Service Physics Teachers Perceived the Results
of Buoyancy Force
Authors : Ersin Bozkurt, Şükran Erdoğan
Abstract : The purpose of the study is to explore how pre-service teachers perceive buoyancy force effecting an object in a
liquid and identify their misconceptions. Pre-service teachers were interviewed to reveal their understandings of an object's
floating, suspending and sinking in a liquid. In addition, they were asked about how an object -given its features- moved when
it is provided with an external force and when it is released. The so-called circumstances were questioned in a different planet
contexts. For this aim, focused group interview method was used. Six focused groups were formed and video recorded during
the interval. Each focused group comprised of five pre-service teachers. It was found out pre-service teachers have common
misunderstanding and misconceptions. In order to eliminate this conceptual misunderstandings, conceptual change texts were
developed and further suggestions were made.
Keywords : computer simulations, conceptual change texts, physics education, students’ misconceptions in physics
Conference Title : ICTE 2015 : 18th International Conference on Technology and Education
Conference Location : Paris, France
Conference Dates : June 25-26, 2015
International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 2(6) 2015
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