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Evaluation of Threshold Concept Barriers to Learning the Introduction to Physics (Phy 106)

Rinalyn G. Magtibay, Dennis G. Caballes

Abstract


Physics is one of the foundations for more major courses in the engineering field. It is also one of the threshold concepts in the said field that every engineering student must conceptually understand thoroughly. The low passing rate of the respondents became the wick of this study. Purposive sampling was done aiming to study respondents who took the course more than once. Background of the respondents such as their age, gender, whether they are full time or part time students and whether they came from public or private basic education were considered if it could affect their justification on evaluation of threshold concept barriers to learning  the Physics course. Particular difficult topics   and the troublesome knowledge that hinder the development of learning were identified. Lastly, learning activities were suggested to deal with the pedagogical issues that arose.

Keywords


Threshold Concept, Troublesome Knowledge, Learning Activities, Introduction to Physics

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