A cross-cultural survey of conceptions of energy among elementary school teachers in training — empirical results from Israel and Argentina

How do students in training to be primary school teachers in Argentina and Israel understand the concept of energy? Do they hold correct scientific views that will enable them to instruct their future pupils accurately? Are there fundamental differences between students studying in these different populations? Students’ energy conceptions, expressed on a two-part written questionnaire, showed similarities and differences for Israeli and...