Αξιολόγηση των γνωστικών δυσκολιών του μαθήματος της Φυσικής από τους ίδιους τους μαθητές

Περίληψη

The results from an investigation about students' views of learning difficulties in the physics course of the Greek secondary education are reported in this paper. The investigation was carried out through self-evaluation questionnaires and concerns the cognitive domain of the physics course. The sample included 17 lower secondary schools (878 students) and 18 upper ones (1021 students). Students evaluated as major difficulties the interpretation of the graphs, the explanation of physical laws and concepts, the interpretation of formulas and equations and the use of physical laws in problem solving. Grade and gender differences arc also examined. Females feel higher difficulty in the physics course than males do in the upper secondary education but not in the lower one.