Learning Mechanical Oscillations through Practices: A Study of Students' Conceptions and their Abilities Related to Planning Investigations

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Published: Apr 6, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7557
Keywords:
mechanical oscillations science and engineering practices science teaching
Achilleas Karamouchtaris
Michael Skoumios
University of the Aegean
Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a teaching intervention about mechanical oscillations, based on the “learning through practices” approach using simulations, on the development of students' conceptions of mechanical oscillations and students' abilities to design investigations. The sample of the study consisted of 34 students in the third grade of middle school. Instructional material developed was based on the “learning through practices” approach using simulations. The data of the research were the students' answers to questionnaires before and after the teaching intervention. The findings of the study showed that students' conceptions about mechanical oscillations and their abilities in planning investigations improved.

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  • 14th Panhellenic Conference of Didactics in Science Education
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