A cross-college age study about physics students' conceptions of force in pre-service training for high school teachers

Abstract

Do physics students in pre-service training to be high-school teachers hold correct scientific views that will eventually allow them to plan and implement instructional strategies which, in turn, will lead their future students to achieve a correct scientific concept of force? The results of a cross-college age study dealing with this issue will be discussed here. The force conceptions of Israeli Physics students were analysed by means of a two-part written questionnaire which was presented to them during their first day of class. The most important findings of this study can be summarized as follows. Physics students in pre-service training for high school teachers: