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