How much have students learned? Research-based teaching on electrical capacitance

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jenaro Guisasola, José L. Zubimendi, Kristina Zuza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2010-07-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.6.020102