The construction of the representation in solving a physics problem

Authors

  • Enrique A. Coleoni Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física. Univ. Nac. de Córdoba Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
  • José C. Otero Departamento de Física, Universidad de Alcalá
  • Zulma Gangoso Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física. Univ. Nac. de Córdoba
  • Víctor H. Hamity Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física. Univ. Nac. de Córdoba

Keywords:

problem solving in physics, text comprehension, representation.

Abstract

Written solutions of a physics problem provided by high school students in a physics olympiad are analysed. The study was done on the basis of theoretical developments which take into account peculiarities of the understanding of scientific problems. Some errors are typefied according to failures at different levels of the representation process. A categorization is proposed suggesting the possibility of reinterpreting some mistakes made by physics students in problem solving.

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Published

2016-11-16

How to Cite

Coleoni, E. A., Otero, J. C., Gangoso, Z., & Hamity, V. H. (2016). The construction of the representation in solving a physics problem. Investigations in Science Education, 6(3), 285–298. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/577

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2001): December of 2001

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