Open AccessPERCEPTION OF FIRST-YEAR GEOLOGY STUDENTS ON THE TECTONIC PLATES THEORY
Author(s) -
D. E Katrivanos,
Kyriaki Makri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
deltio tīs ellīnikīs geōlogikīs etaireias/deltio tīs ellīnikīs geōlogikīs etaireias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2529-1718
pISSN - 0438-9557
DOI - 10.12681/bgsg.11265
Subject(s) - tectonics , confusion , perception , structural geology , geology , mathematics education , kinematics , epistemology , paleontology , psychology , philosophy , physics , classical mechanics , psychoanalysis
This paper examines alternative ideas and perceptions of first-year students of the Department of Geology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, on the theory of tectonic plates, prior to completion of relevant courses. There is partial confusion both in terms of the conceptual background, as well as on the causal links between geological phenomena associated with the movement of tectonic plates. One out of two questioned students has systematic and consistent knowledge on the principles of the theory of tectonic plates, both at a conceptual and at a deterministic level, as well as in terms of geometric, kinematic and dynamic analysis.