Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ENERGY EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART B-SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, cilt.4, sa.2, ss.627-636, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this study is to identify 10th grade science class students' misconceptions related to electric current. For this purpose, an instrument composed of three-phase ten-items multiple choice electric current concept test (ECCT) was developed by the researchers. This test was piloted with 32 students and modifications were made prior to the final administration of the test. To identify content validity of the test questions, tables were prepared according to the questions and topic distribution relating to the prepared questions. The questions, topic distributions, and tables were controlled and edited by two expert lecturers and three physics teachers (educating 10th grades). This test was administered to ninety-six 10th grade science class students who were 15-16 years of age. The findings showed that 10th grade science class students' understanding of electric current is poor and also they have important and prevalent misconceptions. Identified misconceptions, some of which have been reported in the literature, are discussed qualitatively. The misconceptions identified were compared with those in the literature. The results have some implications for teaching electric current, suggesting that a substantial revision of teaching strategies is needed.