%0 Journal Article
%T How much have students learned? Research-based teaching on electrical capacitance
%A Jenaro Guisasola
%A Jos¨¦ L. Zubimendi
%A Kristina Zuza
%J Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
%D 2010
%I 
%X We examine the pedagogical suitability of introducing a teaching sequence for the concept of electrical capacitance within the context of charging a body. This short sequence targets first year university students and was designed following students¡¯ common conceptions on this topic. The evaluation is made by comparing the results with a control group using written questionnaires. The results show that the elements within the sequence help students to establish a connection between the movement of charges (microframe) and the energetic analysis of the system (macroframe).
%U http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.6.020102