Research on conceptual understanding in mechanics

摘要: Over the past decade, physicists, psychologists and science educators have been conducting research that has yielded detailed information about how students learn physics. Some investigators used physics as a context for examining cognitive processes approaches to problem‐solving. For others, primary emphasis on conceptual understanding in particular area of such mechanics, electricity, heat or optics. Regardless motivation behind research, results indicate similar difficulties occur among different ages ability, often spite formal study The persistence these suggests they are not easily overcome, need be addressed explicitly during instruction.