We investigated the effectiveness of using multimedia tools in favoring learning of magnetic forces, a topic that physics education research showed to be particularly complex and difficult for students. We designed a sequence of experiments that was tested with about 150 high school students. Our results compared with the ones reported in the literature indicate that students’ understanding of the direction and magnitude of the magnetic force markedly improved and typical difficulties were overcome. The work also allowed create a group of in service teachers who continue cooperating with the researchers in experimenting and improving the activity sequence.
Laboratory and Multimedia in Science Teaching: Experiments about Magnetic Force
ONORATO, PASQUALE;DE AMBROSIS VIGNA, ANNA
2014-01-01
Abstract
We investigated the effectiveness of using multimedia tools in favoring learning of magnetic forces, a topic that physics education research showed to be particularly complex and difficult for students. We designed a sequence of experiments that was tested with about 150 high school students. Our results compared with the ones reported in the literature indicate that students’ understanding of the direction and magnitude of the magnetic force markedly improved and typical difficulties were overcome. The work also allowed create a group of in service teachers who continue cooperating with the researchers in experimenting and improving the activity sequence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
