Procedia – Social and Behavioral Science
By Djanettea, Blizak, & Fouadb, Chafiqi
“Determination of university students’ misconceptions about light using concept maps”
Publisher: Elsevier
152
Pp. 582-589
2014
Determination of university students’ misconceptions about light using concept maps
Type: Empirical
Data collection method: Test
Number of subjects, range: Large — 31 or more
Grade and age of subjects: 9th-12 grade — 15-18 years
- A shadow is a `reflection’ (reproduction) as an image of the object.
- Shadow can be produced by the mirror.
- The object has a shadow or contains a shadow.
- There is a relation between the speed of light and shadow.
- Light travels from the eyes to the object.
- Light illumines the object, and eyes see it.
- Light travels to the eyes, and eyes see the object or give an image.
- Image arrives into eyes or eyes receives (captives) image.
- The lens can reflect light.
- The source of light gives speed to the light, or speed depends on the source of light.
- Speed of light has no relation with refraction or medium.
- Eyes reflect the colors or give color.
- The color is specific to the object, or the object has color or contains color.
- Mirror transferred image.
- Light rays pass through the center of the lens.
- Lens gives a bigger image.