Development and application of a three-tier diagnostic test to assess secondary students' understanding of waves

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 939-961

  Caleon, Imelda ^a   Subramaniam, R ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alternative conceptions; Misconceptions; Physics education; Quantitative research; Three tier test; Waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951901492     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690902890130     Document Type: Article

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