MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS OF LIGHT PROPAGATION TIME FOR 10- AND 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS: DIDACTICAL PERSPECTIVES

• Published in: Journal of Baltic science education Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 276 - 285
• Main Author: Ravanis, Konstantinos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Šiauliai Scientia Socialis, Ltd 01.01.2019; Scientia Socialis, UAB; Scientia Socialis Ltd
• Subjects: Cables; Data Analysis; Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Schools; Experiments; Industrial research; Light; Mathematical Logic; Piagetian Theory; Propagation; Research Design; School education; Science Education; Science Instruction; Time; crosssectional research; students’ representations; light propagation time; science education

Student’s mental representations of physical concepts are often different from those of scientists. The research aimed to identify and compare mental representations of light propagation time by school children aged 10 (132 subjects), and 14 (109 subjects) years old. This research was conducted thro...