Exploring the development of conceptual understanding through structured problem-solving in Physics

dc.contributor.authorGaigher, Estelle
dc.contributor.authorRogan, John M.
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Max Willi Hermann
dc.contributor.emailegaigher@gk.up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-29T08:03:37Z
dc.date.available2007-08-29T08:03:37Z
dc.date.issued2007-07
dc.description.abstractA study on the effect of a structured problem-solving strategy on problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding of physics was undertaken with 189 students in 16 disadvantaged South African schools. This paper focuses on the development of conceptual understanding. New instruments, namely a solutions map and a conceptual index, are introduced to assess conceptual understanding demonstrated in students' written solutions to examination problems. The process of the development of conceptual understanding is then explored within the framework of Greeno's model of scientific problem-solving and reasoning. It was found that students who had been exposed to the structured problem-solving strategy demonstrated better conceptual understanding of physics and tended to adopt a conceptual approach to problem-solving.en
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dc.identifier.citationGaigher, E, Rogan, JM & Braun, MWH 2007, 'Exploring the development of conceptual understanding through structured problem-solving in Physics', International Journal of Science Education, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1089 - 1110. [http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713737283~db=all]en
dc.identifier.issn1464-5289
dc.identifier.other10.1080/09500690600930972
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/3367
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rightsTaylor & Francisen
dc.subjectProblem-solving skillsen
dc.subject.lcshPhysicsen
dc.titleExploring the development of conceptual understanding through structured problem-solving in Physicsen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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