Preconceptions on the Reference Frame and Relativity of Motion of Grade 7 Pupils

기준계와 운동의 상대성에 대한 중학교 1학년의 개념

To investigate the preconceptions on the reference frame and relativity of motion, 251 of grade 7 pupils were selected. The questionnaire has 15 questions consisted of four test domains made by the researchers: object looks rest or moving in the rest frame, object looks rest or moving in the moving frame. The result shows that pupils took the observations in the moving frame for those in the rest frame, or vice versa. In addition, their answers varied according as the context of the observation differed.