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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JKMS.2016.26.5.159

The Effect of an Alternative Experiment for the Formation of Student's Conceptions about the Magnetic Fields of a Permanent Magnet by Cognitive Styles  

Oh, Kwang-Tek (JangJae Elementary School)
Youn, Suk Joo (Department of Physics Education & Education Research Institute, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society / v.26, no.5, 2016 , pp. 159-167 More about this Journal
Abstract
We have examined the perceptions of 6th grade elementary school students' conceptions on the magnetic fields of a permanent magnet by cognitive style. Students' conceptions on the magnetic fields of permanent magnet after the iron powder experiment are grouped into four models; Partial Distribution Model (PDM), Pole Separation Model (PSM), Homogeneous Distribution Model (HDM), and Field Model (FM). After the experiment to observe the magnetic field of the permanent magnet with compass, the students' conceptions are grouped into three models; Pole Separation Model (PSM), Complex Homogeneous Distribution Model (CHDM), and Field Model (FM). And after the application of the alternative experimental method to observe the magnetic field with only one compass, students' conceptions on magnetic field has been enhanced in both field-dependent and general-cognitive groups of students.
Keywords
science education; conceptions on the magnetic fields; cognitive style;
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