This work is a systematic review of studies that investigate teaching experiences applying
History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) in physics classrooms, with the aim of obtaining …

Background: Correct identification of misconceptions is an important first step in order to
gain an understanding of student learning. More recently, four-tier multiple choice tests have …

This study investigated pre-service physics teachers'(PSPTs) misconceptions and
conceptual difficulties about geometrical optics in the contexts of plane mirrors (single and …

For many historians of science and science educators, the method of replicating historical
scientific apparatus and experiments provides an avenue for science learning, promotes …

The main purpose of this study was to develop and administer a four-tier test for assessing
Turkish pre-service physics teachers' misconceptions about geometrical optics. Sixteen pre …

Nature of science (NOS) has been a target of interest for decades. The main goal of this
study is to explore the impact of the science, technology, society, environment (STSE) …

This study investigated pre-service science teachers' conceptual understanding and
confidence in geometrical optics with respect to gender and their previous achievement in …

The paper is set in socio-material farming to offer a way of conceptualising actions and
interactions of children in preschool involved in the understanding of scientific concepts. A …

The light is a separate entity in the area, independent sources that produce it and the effects
it causes during its spread. In several research focused on representations of light that are …

The current research study deals with students' mental representations and cognitive
schemata of light refraction. In the study, 213 ninth grade students participated who had …