@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10010192,
	  title     = {Constructing a Two-Tier Test about Source Current to Diagnose Pre-Service Elementary School Teacher’ Misconceptions},
	  author    = {Abdeljalil Métioui},
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	  abstract     = {We discuss the alternative conceptions of students analysing the behaviour of electrical circuits. The present paper aims at, on one hand, studying the misconceptions of 80 elementary pre-service teachers from Quebec in Canada, in relation to the current source in DC circuits. To do this, they completed a two-choice questionnaire (true or false) with justification. Data analysis identifies many conceptual difficulties. For example, their majority considered a battery as a source of constant current: When a circuit composed of battery and resistors is modified, the current supplied by the battery remains unchanged. On the other hand, considering the alternatives conceptions identified we develop a two-tier test about source current. The aim of this two-tier test is to help teachers to diagnose rapidly their students’ misconceptions in order to consider in their teaching.   
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences},
	  volume    = {13},
	  number    = {3},
	  year      = {2019},
	  pages     = {357 - 361},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10010192},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/147},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 147, 2019},
	}