Investigation of the reasons of negative perceptions of undergraduate students regarding the modern physics course
Journal Title: European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
In this research, the negative perceptions of undergraduate students regarding modern physics course and the causes of their negative perceptions have been investigated. For this investigation, a qualitative and quantitative method (mix method) was chosen for data collection and analysis. The study group of the research consists of a total of 169 (21-25 years old) undergraduate students studying at a state university in Turkey. Focus group interview, repertory grid technique and individual interview were used for gathering data. According to results, seven negative perceptions were determined regarding the modern physics course and four main themes were specified the causes of negative perceptions of students related to modern physics.
Authors and Affiliations
Ayhan Aksakalli| Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey, Riza Salar *| Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey, For correspondence: rizasalar@atauni.edu.tr, Umit Turgut| Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP8085
- DOI -
- Views 359
- Downloads 23
Investigating pre-service mathematics teachers’ content knowledge of algebraic word problems
Knowledge and understanding of mathematical operations serves as a pre-requisite for the successful translation of algebraic word problems. This study explored pre-service teachers’ ability to recognize mathematical oper...
Students' views on mathematics in single-sex and coed classrooms in Ghana
In this study, we investigated students’ views on themselves as learners of mathematics as a function of school?by?sex (N = 2034, MAge = 18.49, SDAge = 1.25; 12th?grade; 58.2% girls). Using latent variable Structural Equ...
Survey of mathematics teachers’ static and transformational performance and perspectives for teaching similarity
Surveys were used to examine mathematics teachers (15) on their ability to solve similarity problems and on their likely implementation of lesson objectives for teaching similarity. All correctly solved a similarity prob...
Malaysian students’ motivation towards Physics learning
The purpose of this survey study was to examine the level of Malaysian students’ motivation with regards to the learning of Physics at the secondary school level, and its influencing factors. The study was carried out on...
Examining teaching based on errors in mathematics amongst pupils with learning disabilities
Teaching mathematics while learning from students? mistakes, errors and misconceptions, is most important for meaningful learning. This study was based on intervention programs prepared by preservice teachers. It aimed t...