تطور المفاهيم المجردة في ميكانيكا الكم و المفاهيم البديلة المصاحبة لها لدى طلبة كليات العلوم خلال دراستهم الجامعية في فلسطين

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study was to explore first and fourth year science faculty students in Palestinian universities understanding of the basic abstractive concepts in quantum mechanics.

The research also seeks to trace the development of these concepts over the students’ university education in the four main themes of the topic: uncertainty principle, indeterminacy, wave–particle duality, and atomic model.

To achieve the research goals, a diagnostic exam was designed to capture with the alternative concepts students carry in the topic.

It was used to collect data from a representative sample in three Palestinian universities.

Semi-structured interviews were also conducted on a small sample from the body of the students, in order to get a clearer description of students' understanding.

The study findings revealed a low average rates for correct answers in the first and fourth year students indicating a fairly low understanding of the topic.

Moreover, there was a wide range of desperation in the average rates of alternative concepts held by the students in the topic main themes.