Speed, distance and time: a phenomenographic study of students' conceptions in kinematics

Paul Ramsden; Geoff N Masters; John Bowden; Gloria Dall'Alba; Diana Laurillard; Elaine Martin; Ference Marton; Andrew Stephanou; Eleanor Walsh

Speed, distance and time: a phenomenographic study of students' conceptions in kinematics

Paul Ramsden, Geoff N Masters, John Bowden, Gloria Dall'Alba, Diana Laurillard, Elaine Martin, Ference Marton, Andrew Stephanou, Eleanor Walsh

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

The present paper examines differences in students' conceptions of phenomena associated with basic concepts of simple projectile motion. The results presented focus on one aspect of projectile motion - students' understandings of kinematics concepts associated with the fundamental idea of speed as a function of distance and time (in vector terminology, velocity as a function of displacement and time). The special concern of this paper is to introduce the theoretical perspective on which the project is based and to discuss some common aspects of the problems.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1989

Keywords

Concept formation
Kinetics
Motion
Science education
Scientific concepts
Secondary schools
University students
Vectors

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Science and Mathematics Education

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