Eleventh grade students’ difficulties and misconceptions about energy and momentum concepts
Özet
Physics education researchers have revealed that students have some difficulties and misconceptions in basic
physics concepts in mechanics including momentum and energy. The main aim of this study is to determine the
11th grade students’ difficulties and misconceptions about Energy and Momentum concepts. In order to fulfill
this aim, 21 multiple-choice questions related to momentum and energy was administered to 284 eleventh
grade high school students from seven High Schools in the city of Balıkesir during the academic year 2013-2014.
Analysis of results showed that high school students have many misconceptions related to momentum and
energy concepts. For example, students have many problems with applying or connecting relationship between
the conservation of energy and momentum in any given situation.
