Does the Dog in the Car Have Kinetic Energy? A Multiage Case Study in the Challenges of Conceptual Change

Autor/inn/en	Tobin, R. G.; Lacy, Sara J.; Crissman, Sally
Titel	Does the Dog in the Car Have Kinetic Energy? A Multiage Case Study in the Challenges of Conceptual Change
Quelle	In: Physical Review Physics Education Research, 19 (2023) 1, Artikel 010133 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tobin, R. G.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Teaching Methods; Energy; Kinetics; Models; Science Teachers; College Students; Elementary School Students; Prior Learning; Comparative Analysis; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Energie; Kinetik; Analogiemodell; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Collegestudent; Vorkenntnisse; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Kinetic energy is usually the entry point for the study of energy in physics and is often perceived as unproblematic. We present evidence, however, that some learners who seem to have accepted the concept, from elementary school students to college physics majors and in-service teachers, nevertheless do not consistently attribute kinetic energy to moving objects that are being pushed or carried by other objects. Factors that seem to contribute to this idea include that the passive object is not moving "on its own"; the lack of attributes, like wheels, that suggest the ability to move on its own; and the perception that it would stop immediately if the driving object were to stop or disappear. We interpret these observations in terms of a model of a conceptual change via assimilation rather than accommodation and suggest some possible instructional implications. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01