Teaching the photoelectric effect inductively

Sokolowski, Andrzej

doi:10.1088/0031-9120/48/1/35

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“…This phenomenon is in conflict with prior, classical reasoning. Several selected articles addressed the understanding of waveparticle duality [1,4,5,16,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. Ireson and Ayene et al researched existing student views of undergraduate students using cluster analysis [20,24,25].…”

Section: A Wave-particle Dualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Insights into teaching quantum mechanics in secondary and lower undergraduate education

Krijtenburg-Lewerissa

Pol

Brinkman

et al. 2017

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.

172

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This study presents a review of the current state of research on teaching quantum mechanics in secondary and lower undergraduate education. A conceptual approach to quantum mechanics is being implemented in more and more introductory physics courses around the world. Because of the differences between the conceptual nature of quantum mechanics and classical physics, research on misconceptions, testing, and teaching strategies for introductory quantum mechanics is needed. For this review, 74 articles were selected and analyzed for the misconceptions, research tools, teaching strategies, and multimedia applications investigated. Outcomes were categorized according to their contribution to the various subtopics of quantum mechanics. Analysis shows that students have difficulty relating quantum physics to physical reality. It also shows that the teaching of complex quantum behavior, such as time dependence, superposition, and the measurement problem, has barely been investigated for the secondary and lower undergraduate level. At the secondary school level, this article shows a need to investigate student difficulties concerning wave functions and potential wells. Investigation of research tools shows the necessity for the development of assessment tools for secondary and lower undergraduate education, which cover all major topics and are suitable for statistical analysis. Furthermore, this article shows the existence of very diverse ideas concerning teaching strategies for quantum mechanics and a lack of research into which strategies promote understanding. This article underlines the need for more empirical research into student difficulties, teaching strategies, activities, and research tools intended for a conceptual approach for quantum mechanics.

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Section: A Wave-particle Dualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Insights into teaching quantum mechanics in secondary and lower undergraduate education

Krijtenburg-Lewerissa

Pol

Brinkman

et al. 2017

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.

172

162

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“…In general, the theorem does not hold in scalar-tensor gravity: one needs to impose that the effective stressenergy tensor T (φ) ab of the Brans-Dicke-like scalar field of the theory is time-independent in order for the metric to be static (this requirement is usually achieved by imposing that φ is time-independent, but is also obtained by a stealth field φ [29,30]). The failure of the theorem in the presence of time-dependent scalars opens the door for new phenomenology in scalar-tensor gravity which is unknown in General Relativity.…”

Section: The Jebsen-birkhoff Theorem In Scalar-tensor Gravitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Jebsen-Birkhoff theorem in alternative gravity

Faraoni

2010

Phys. Rev. D

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We discuss the validity, or lack thereof, of the Jebsen-Birkhoff theorem in scalar-tensor theories by generalizing it and regarding the Brans-Dicke-like scalar as effective matter. Both the Jordan and Einstein frames are discussed and an apparent contradiction between static spherical solutions of scalar-tensor gravity and Hawking's theorem on Brans-Dicke black holes is clarified. The results are applied to metric and Palatini f (R) gravity.

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“…Photoelectric effect is one of the important quantum physics topics that play a crucial role in understanding the photon model of light (McKagan et al, 2009;Wong et al, 2011). Unfortunately, the previous researches reported that most of the students from different educational levels have serious learning difficulties in understanding the basic aspects of photoelectric effect such as interpreting experimental set-up, predicting experimental results and its' relation to the photon model of light (De Leone & Oberem, 2004;McKagan et al, 2009;Sokolowski, 2013;Steinberg et al, 1996). Especially, the university level quantum physics courses cover such topics so rapidly that most of learners cannot grasp the fundamentals of the concept (Asikainen & Hirvonen, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

A Study Investigating the Effect of Treatment Developed by Integrating the 5E and Simulation on Pre-service Science Teachers’ Achievement in Photoelectric Effect

Taşlıdere

2015

EURASIA J MATH SCI T

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The Current study investigated the effect of the 5E learning cycle in which the simulations were integrated on pre-service science teachers' achievement in photoelectric subject. Four sophomore level classes with their 140 students participated in the research and a quasiexperimental design was used. The classes were randomly assigned into one of the two treatment groups. The experimental group (n1=69, male=16, female=53) studied photoelectric effect with the developed instruction and the control group (n2=71, male=19, female=52) studied the same subject with traditional instruction. Achievement test and open-ended exam were administered to measure students' pre-and-post achievements. The main effect of treatment on post-tests scores was examined via MANCOVA with pre-achievement scores used as covariate. The analyses yielded significant treatment effect on the collective dependent variables. Follow up ANCOVA results indicated that the instruction developed for the experimental group affected participants' post-achievement and post-open-ended exam scores significantly. Extensive analyses of the open-ended exam items showed that some of the participants were considering the supplied potential as the preliminary condition for the current flow in photocell circuit. The instructors or researchers would develop their treatments by integrating scientifically well-developed simulations into 5E learning cycle and use them in their lessons to promote learners' achievements.

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Teaching the photoelectric effect inductively

Cited by 22 publications

References 11 publications

Insights into teaching quantum mechanics in secondary and lower undergraduate education

Insights into teaching quantum mechanics in secondary and lower undergraduate education

Jebsen-Birkhoff theorem in alternative gravity

A Study Investigating the Effect of Treatment Developed by Integrating the 5E and Simulation on Pre-service Science Teachers’ Achievement in Photoelectric Effect

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