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A study of conceptions of preservice physics teachers in relation to the simple pendulum

Dandare, K; (2018) A study of conceptions of preservice physics teachers in relation to the simple pendulum. Physics Education , 53 (5) 055002-055002. 10.1088/1361-6552/aac92f. Green open access

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Abstract

There is a huge body of research supporting a positive correlation between teachers’ content knowledge and better pedagogical practice. In this context, this study revealed serious gaps in a cohort of preservice physics teachers’ understanding of the simple pendulum. It also pointed to their poor grasp of some fundamental concepts in physics. Understanding the simple pendulum thoroughly requires the application of elementary kinetics of circular motion. This makes the scientifically accurate analysis of the simple pendulum motion reasonably complex, thereby offering potentially fruitful opportunities to probe the teachers’ understanding. A questionnaire based on the simple pendulum and subsequent interviews were the research instruments. The findings demonstrate the gaps in the teachers’ content knowledge, which could be addressed via initial teacher education and continuing professional development programmes for the teachers.

Type: Article
Title: A study of conceptions of preservice physics teachers in relation to the simple pendulum
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/aac92f
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/aac92f
Language: English
Additional information: Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10064250
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