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A qualitative investigation of college students' conceptions of electric fields
written by Brian W. Adrian and Robert G. Fuller
This paper describes a qualitative investigation of introductory college physics students' understandings of the electric field prior to and following instruction. Four aspects of electric fields are examined: existence/definition (or mental construct), source, vector representation, and superposition. Results are discussed as a means for improving the development of the physics curriculum.
Joint Meeting of the Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas and Nebraska AAPT Sections
Manhattan, KS: October 24-25, 1997
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Education Foundations
- Alternative Conceptions
- Assessment
- Cognition
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electric Fields and Potential
= Electric Field
- Lower Undergraduate
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© 1997 Brian W. Adrian and Robert G. Fuller
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Electric Field, Pre-Post Assessment, Qualitative Investigation
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Metadata instance created May 5, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
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B. Adrian and R. Fuller, , presented at the Joint Meeting of the Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas and Nebraska AAPT Sections, Manhattan, KS, 1997, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11964&DocID=4453).
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B. Adrian and R. Fuller, A qualitative investigation of college students' conceptions of electric fields, presented at the Joint Meeting of the Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas and Nebraska AAPT Sections, Manhattan, KS, 1997, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11964&DocID=4453>.
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Adrian, B., & Fuller, R. (1997, October 24-25). A qualitative investigation of college students' conceptions of electric fields. Paper presented at Joint Meeting of the Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas and Nebraska AAPT Sections, Manhattan, KS. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11964&DocID=4453
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Adrian, Brian, and Robert Fuller. "A qualitative investigation of college students' conceptions of electric fields." Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas and Nebraska AAPT Sections, Manhattan, KS, October 24-25, 1997. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11964&DocID=4453 (accessed 28 April 2024).
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Adrian, Brian, and Robert Fuller. "A qualitative investigation of college students' conceptions of electric fields." Joint Meeting of the Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas and Nebraska AAPT Sections. Manhattan, KS: 1997. 28 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11964&DocID=4453>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Brian Adrian and Robert Fuller", Title = {A qualitative investigation of college students' conceptions of electric fields}, BookTitle = {Joint Meeting of the Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas and Nebraska AAPT Sections}, Address = {Manhattan, KS}, Month = {October 24-25}, Year = {1997} }
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