Alternative ideas about the concept of speed from students-prospective teachers
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the alternative ideas regarding the concept of speed in students of the Department of Early Childhood Education of the University of Ioannina. The research was carried out with the participation of 159 third-year students. The data was collected using a questionnaire, with open-ended and close-ended questions. The research questions concerned the definition of speed, its relationship with the distance and time, as well as the distinction between the concepts of average and instantaneous speed. From the analysis of the data, it emerged that although the students were able to give correct definitions, they displayed many alternative ideas in explaining phenomena in simple examples given to them.
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- 2. PERCEPTIONS AND REFLECTIONS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
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