Assessing student misconceptions of the electrical potential of spherical conductors

الملخص EN

The study aimed at identifying grade 12 student misconceptions about the electrical potential of spherical conductors in public high schools in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

The study employed a quantitative research method and an exploratory survey design.

A TTMC test was given to the students as a post-test following the completion of a unit of study.

The study sampled 200 participants selected randomly from five boys’ schools and five girls’ schools.

The results of the study revealed that the students had correct responses for only two question items (1 & 6) in tier one.

Moreover, students had correct responses in only one question item (4) in tier two.

Overall, many students displayed multiple misconceptions concerning most of the test items in both tier one (scientific content) and tier two (scientific reasoning).

The results showed many misconceptions and misunderstandings of various concepts in the high school physics curriculum.