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How Persistent Are the Misconceptions about Force and Motion Held by College Students?
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Bani-Salameh, Hisham N. – Physics Education, 2017
The purpose of this work is to study the effectiveness of our introductory mechanics instructions in changing students' misconceptions about Newtonian concepts. We gave the force concept inventory (FCI) test to 341 of our students twice, before and after instructions. The data were analyzed using a method first reported by Martín-Blas "et…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mechanics (Physics), Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions