Test of understanding of vectors: A reliable multiple-choice vector concept test

P Barniol, G Zavala - Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education …, 2014 - APS
In this article we discuss the findings of our research on students' understanding of vector
concepts in problems without physical context. First, we develop a complete taxonomy of the …

Force, velocity, and work: The effects of different contexts on students' understanding of vector concepts using isomorphic problems

P Barniol, G Zavala - Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education …, 2014 - APS
In this article we compare students' understanding of vector concepts in problems with no
physical context, and with three mechanics contexts: force, velocity, and work. Based on our …

Using the Rasch model to analyze the test of understanding of vectors

A Susac, M Planinic, D Klemencic, Z Milin Sipus - Physical review physics …, 2018 - APS
The test of understanding of vectors (TUV) is a multiple-choice test that was recently
developed to assess student understanding of vector concepts required in introductory …

Vector representations and unit vector representations of fields: Problems of understanding and possible teaching strategies

C Hoyer, R Girwidz - Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024 - APS
Vector fields are a highly abstract physical concept that is often taught using visualizations.
Although vector representations are particularly suitable for visualizing quantitative data …

Disconnect between undergraduates' understanding of the algebraic and geometric aspects of vectors

D Liu, Y Kottegoda - European Journal of Physics, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In this article, we present our findings on STEM undergraduates' understanding of the
fundamental concepts of vectors. The study was conducted on a sample of 166 …

Evaluación del entendimiento de los estudiantes en la representación vectorial utilizando un test con opciones múltiples en español

P Barniol, G Zavala - Revista mexicana de física E, 2014 - scielo.org.mx
En un estudio nuestro anterior [1] se presentó una visión general del instrumento" Test of
Understanding of Vectors"(TUV) en ingles que evalúa el entendimiento de los estudiantes …

Program Resitasi Materi Vektor sebagai Alternatif Pengganti Tatap Muka di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 untuk Meningkatkan Penguasaan Konsep Siswa

AR Adha, P Parno - Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika, 2022 - ppjp.ulm.ac.id
Vektor merupakan salah satu topik penting dalam fisika karena seringnya dijumpai pada
topik-topik fisika lainnya. Akan tetapi, sejumlah penelitian terdahulu menunjukkan bahwa …

Four errors students make with inverse-square law vectors

CS Wallace, L Jones, A Lin - European Journal of Physics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we discuss four errors introductory physics students make when attempting to
add two inverse-square law vectors. We observe multiple instances in which students (1) …

[PDF][PDF] Students' difficulties in problems that involve unit-vector notation.

P Barniol, G Zavala - Latin-American Journal of Physics …, 2014 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Many researchers have analyzed students' understanding of vector concepts. However, at
the moment there is a need in the physics education research area for a study that presents …

Effectiveness of tutorial worksheet for promoting basic vector concepts: dot product and cross product

U Wutchana - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years, several physics education researches have reported students'
understanding and difficulty of vector concepts. Lacking of understanding about dot product …