Abstract

We study the evolution of the explanations made by a group of pre-service physics teachers when experiencing with two different electrostatic phenomena: the Faraday Cage Effect and the Pointed Conductor Effect. By using a teaching and learning sequence (TLS) to help students improve their understanding about these two electrostatic effects, we find that these explanations improve when teachers are able to combine correctly the electric-field model with the charge-distribution model.

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Title
Analysis of the explanations of pre-service physics teachers about the Faraday Cage Effect and the Pointed Conductor Effect
Author
Garrido, N 1 ; López, V 2 ; Pintó, R 2 

 CRECIM-Centre de Recerca per a l’Educació Científica i Matemàtica, UAB-Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Campus UAB, Edifici GL, 304, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Ecuador 3493, 9170124, Estación Central, Santiago, Chile 
 CRECIM-Centre de Recerca per a l’Educació Científica i Matemàtica, UAB-Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Campus UAB, Edifici GL, 304, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
May 2021
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2543761170
Copyright
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