Post-course evaluation of students' conceptions regarding equipotential lines, electric field and electric flux

Authors

Katrina B. Oliva Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Jesus Felix B. Valenzuela Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Marvin U. Herrera Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños

Abstract

A questionnaire was devised to evaluate the students' approach to analyzing concepts on electric potential, electric field and electric flux. Data show that students tend to have widespread misconceptions regarding the electric field due to a point charge surrounded by a charged spherical shell and the electric field between two charged parallel plates, as well as regarding the dependence of the electric flux on quantities other than the charge the Gaussian surface encloses, and that they have difficulty in distinguishing between the electric field due to a point charge and an electric field due to two charged parallel plates.

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Issue

2005: Proceedings of the 23rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2005-PA-10

Section

Poster Session PA

Published

2005-10-26

How to Cite

[1]

KB Oliva, JFB Valenzuela, and MU Herrera, Post-course evaluation of students’ conceptions regarding equipotential lines, electric field and electric flux, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 23, SPP-2005-PA-10 (2005). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2005-PA-10.