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Zuza, Kristina; Sarriugarte, Paulo; Ametller, Jaume; Heron, Paula R. L.; Guisasola, Jenaro – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Curriculum Development: Theory into Design.] We argue that teaching learning sequence (TLS) design needs to be further developed through the explicit articulation of methodology, which comprises the theoretical commitments regarding research and how those give rise to methods for design,…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Instructional Material Evaluation, Introductory Courses
Campos, Esmeralda; Zavala, Genaro; Zuza, Kristina; Guisasola, Jenaro – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
We conducted a study with introductory and upper-division level physics students in a Mexican and a Spanish university to learn how students recognize the main characteristics of the electric field in three of its more widely used representations, namely, algebraic notation, vector field plot, and electric field lines, and how the students do…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Energy, Teaching Methods
Zuza, Kristina; De Cock, Mieke; van Kampen, Paul; Kelly, Thomas; Guisasola, Jenaro – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
In this work we present the application of design based research (DBR) methodology to conduct a systematic iterative study of the design and implementation of a teaching-learning sequence (TLS) on emf (electromotive force). This work is the final part of a broader study that started with the analysis of students' difficulties with emf in the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Energy
Savall-Alemany, Francisco; Guisaola, Jenaro; Cintas, Sergio Rosa; Martínez-Torregrosa, Joaquín – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
Research has highlighted difficulties experienced by students when studying quantum physics in introductory courses. In this paper, we present a teaching and learning sequence (TLS) aiming at introducing a quantum model of emission and absorption of radiation and we assess its impact on the students' learning about atomic spectra. The TLS has been…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Stadermann, H. K. E.; van den Berg, E.; Goedhart, M. J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
Secondary school level quantum physics (QP) courses have recently been implemented in the national curricula of many countries. QP gives opportunities to acquaint students with more recent physics and its applications and to discuss aspects of the nature of science. Research has shown that QP is a challenging area for students. Because the…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Secondary School Curriculum, National Curriculum, Scientific Principles
Zuza, Kristina; van Kampen, Paul; De Cock, Mieke; Kelly, Thomas; Guisasola, Jenaro – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
In this work, we explore how undergraduate students use classical field theory when describing physical phenomena in the context of introductory electromagnetism. We have extracted five key characteristics of the electric and magnetic field from a historical analysis of the topic. These characteristics informed the creation of a questionnaire…
Descriptors: College Students, College Science, Physics, Undergraduate Students
Leniz, Ane; Zuza, Kristina; Guiasola, Jenaro – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
This study examines the causal reasoning that university students use to explain how dc circuits work. We analyze how students use the concepts of electric field and potential difference in their explanatory models of dc circuits, and what kinds of reasoning they use at the macroscopic and microscopic levels in their explanations. This knowledge…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Thinking Skills, Skill Analysis, Student Surveys
Guisasola, Jenaro; Zuza, Kristina; Ametller, Jaume; Gutierrez-Berraondo, José – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
In this paper we put forward a proposal for the design and evaluation of teaching and learning sequences in upper secondary school and university. We will connect our proposal with relevant contributions on the design of teaching sequences, ground it on the design-based research methodology, and discuss how teaching and learning sequences designed…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Science Instruction, Physics, Foreign Countries
Savall-Alemany, Francisco; Domènech-Blanco, Josep Lluís; Guisasola, Jenaro; Martínez-Torregrosa, Joaquín – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Our study sets out to identify the difficulties that high school students, teachers, and university students encounter when trying to explain atomic spectra. To do so, we identify the key concepts that any quantum model for the emission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation must include to account for the gas spectra and we then design two…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Questionnaires, Models
Bollen, Laurens; De Cock, Mieke; Zuza, Kristina; Guisasola, Jenaro; van Kampen, Paul – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
We have investigated whether and how a categorization of responses to questions on linear distance-time graphs, based on a study of Irish students enrolled in an algebra-based course, could be adopted and adapted to responses from students enrolled in calculus-based physics courses at universities in Flanders, Belgium (KU Leuven) and the Basque…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Graphs, Classification
Zuza, Kristina; Almudí, José-Manuel; Leniz, Ane; Guisasola, Jenaro – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
In traditional teaching, the fundamental concepts of electromagnetic induction are usually quickly analyzed, spending most of the time solving problems in a more or less rote manner. However, physics education research has shown that the fundamental concepts of the electromagnetic induction theory are barely understood by students. This article…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
Martinez, Guadalupe; Naranjo, Francisco L.; Perez, Angel L.; Suero, Maria Isabel; Pardo, Pedro J. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2011
This study compared the educational effects of computer simulations developed in a hyper-realistic virtual environment with the educational effects of either traditional schematic simulations or a traditional optics laboratory. The virtual environment was constructed on the basis of Java applets complemented with a photorealistic visual output.…
Descriptors: Optics, Computer Simulation, Electronic Learning, Simulation
Guisasola, Jenaro; Zubimendi, Jose L.; Zuza, Kristina – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2010
We examine the pedagogical suitability of introducing a teaching sequence for the concept of electrical capacitance within the context of charging a body. This short sequence targets first year university students and was designed following students' common conceptions on this topic. The evaluation is made by comparing the results with a control…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Physics, Science Instruction, Energy