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The Gauss and Ampère Laws: Different laws but similar difficulties for students' learning
Fecha
2008-09Registro en:
Guisasola Jenaro; Almudí José; Salinas, Julia Josefa; Zuza Cristina; Ceberio Mikel; The Gauss and Ampère Laws: Different laws but similar difficulties for students' learning; IOP Publishing; European Journal of Physics; 29; 5; 9-2008; 1005-1016
0143-0807
CONICET Digital
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Autor
Guisasola Jenaro
Almudí José
Salinas, Julia Josefa
Zuza Cristina
Ceberio Mikel
Resumen
This study aims to analyse university students' reasoning regarding two laws of electromagnetism: Gauss's law and Ampere's law. It has been supposed that the problems seen in understanding and applying both laws do not spring from students' misconceptions. Students habitually use reasoning known in the literature as 'common sense' methodology that leads to incorrect forms of reasoning. To test our hypothesis, questionnaires were designed emphasizing explanations. The results obtained show the low level of students' reasoning in both electricity and magnetism in terms of Gauss's and Ampere's laws.