Investigating Students’ Causes of Difficulties in the Introductory Quantum Physics Topics
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to
determine the frequency of the causes of difficulties in the introductory
quantum physics of high school and university students. For this purpose,
qualitative data of student opinions which collected in another study were used
to develop a Likert scale. The scale has five-factor structure. According to
the results, the difficulty levels of most of items are medium. Students have
positive opinions using animation, simulation and experiments in courses. The
idea that quantum topics do not have examples in everyday life is one of the
most common difficulties. Women are more interested in quantum physics than
men. In addition, the university students were more positive than the high
school students about different teaching methods.
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