Microscopic Virtual Media (MVM) in Physics Learning to Build a Scientific Conception and Reduce Misconceptions: A Case Study on Students' Understanding of the Thermal Expansion of Solids
- DOI
- 10.2991/icieve-15.2016.52How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Microscopic Virtual Media (MVM), DLSM (Dual Situated Learning Model), Scientific Conception, Misconceptions
- Abstract
A domain of research in physics teaching is focused on the study of the effects of different types of learning interventions aimed to help students build a scientific conception. Microscopic Virtual Media (MVM) is the application of a particular interest in physics learning because they can support microscopic powerful modeling involves physics concepts and processes. In this study, one group (experimental) of 19-20 year old students were studied to determine the MVM role in the development of a functional understanding of the concept of expansion of solids. The experimental group used MVM using DLSM (Dual Situated Learning Model). The results presented here indicate that students work with virtual media exhibited significantly higher scores in research tasks. Our findings strongly support that MVM can be used as an alternative instructional tool, in order to help students confront reduce their scientific misconceptions and develop an understanding of physics concepts
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- © 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Firmanul Catur Wibowo AU - Andi Suhandi AU - Dadi Rusdiana AU - Yayat Ruhiyat AU - Dina Rahmi Darman PY - 2015/11 DA - 2015/11 TI - Microscopic Virtual Media (MVM) in Physics Learning to Build a Scientific Conception and Reduce Misconceptions: A Case Study on Students' Understanding of the Thermal Expansion of Solids BT - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Innovation in Engineering and Vocational Education PB - Atlantis Press SP - 239 EP - 244 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icieve-15.2016.52 DO - 10.2991/icieve-15.2016.52 ID - Wibowo2015/11 ER -