Open AccessConcepciones previas en el aprendizaje significativo del electromagnetismo
Author(s) -
Leonor Colombo de Cudmani,
Pablo A. Fontdevila
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
enseñanza de las ciencias/enseñanza de las ciencias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.495
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2174-6486
pISSN - 0212-4521
DOI - 10.5565/rev/ensciencias.4949
Subject(s) - electromagnetism , subject (documents) , mathematics education , psychology , epistemology , pedagogy , computer science , philosophy , physics , library science , quantum mechanics
Difficulties that are present in the basic conceptualizations of electromagnetism are analized. The logic way, followed in physics instruction, which is not necessarily the most adequate to initiate the study of the subject is emphasized. The psychological importance of the previous concepts is also considered. As a consequence the investigation is faced through inquiries, observations, and data accumulation along the teaching experience on the most frequent preconceptions. The statistical work has been carried out with students of secondary level and university college. As a conclusion subsumers are proposed, which appear as the most adequate to the study of electromagnetism courses content structuration.