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Ablanque Ramírez, JavierAuthorRevuelta FAuthorLosada JcAuthorBenito RmAuthor

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May 13, 2024
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Persistence of Conceptual Errors in First-Year University Physics Course and Its Possible Relationship with Learning Styles

Publicated to: Education Sciences. 14 (4): 401-401 - 2024-04-01 14(4), DOI: 10.3390/educsci14040401

Authors:

Ablanque, J; Revuelta, F; Losada, JC; Benito, RM
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Univ Politecn Madrid, ETS Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosistemas, Grp Sistemas Complejos, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Grp Innovac Educ Fis Interact, ETS Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosistemas, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

In this work, we study the persistence of some fundamental previous ideas in physics in a group of freshmen at the Universidad Polit & eacute;cnica de Madrid (Spain). For this purpose, we analyze the answers to a questionnaire consisted of 24 multiple-choice items, most of them borrowed from the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). Our study is performed in two different ways by using, on the one hand, classical test theory and, on the other hand, the Pearson product-moment correlation. The survivance of some of the previous ideas at the end of the course is assessed by comparing and critically analyzing the answers of the students to the same test at the beginning and the end of the term. A possible connection with Honey-Alonso learning styles (LS) is also discussed. The results yielded by our study demonstrate the persistence of some of the initial and previous ideas, no matter the students' previous qualifications or their current LS.
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Keywords

Difficulty indexForceForce concept inventoryHigher educationHoney-alonso learning stylesHoney–alonso learning stylesMisconceptionsPhysics teachingPreconceptionsPrior ideasQuality educationStudents

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Education Sciences due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 126/762, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Education & Educational Research.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 25.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 24 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/90763/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 110
  • Downloads: 47
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 4 - Quality Education, with a probability of 68% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ABLANQUE RAMIREZ, JAVIER) and Last Author (BENITO ZAFRILLA, ROSA MARIA).

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