RT Journal Article
T1 Modeling a Theoretical Construct on Pupils’ Difculties  in Problem Solving
A1 Vázquez‑Bernal, Bartolomé
A1 Jiménez Pérez, Roque
AB The  objective  of  this  work  was  the  theoretical  modeling  of  a  construct  based  on  teach-ing  practice  about  the  perception  that  pupils  have  of  difficulties  in  problem  solving  (PS)  in  experimental  sciences,  specifically  physics,  to  predict  pupil  performance  in  PS.  The  research was carried out with an incidental sample of second year of secondary education pupils, of 13 to 14 years in age. The pupils and their teachers were involved in a project in which PS, classroom inquiry, and Hooke’s law were considered to be central. The informa-tion  collection  instrument  was  a  Likert  type  questionnaire  to  investigate  the  various  dif-ficulties perceived by the pupils (Knowledge, Trust, Path, Interest,...) in the problem-solv-ing  processes  applying  Hooke’s  law.  A  theoretical  model  was  estimated  and  not  rejected  that involved only one factor (a PS factor), with all of its variables strongly interrelated and a set of constraints represented by covariances between theoretical hidden variables. This model is a starting point from which to understand how pupils at this level perceive PS in experimental sciences.
PB Springer
SN 1573-1901
SN 0926-7220 (electrónico)
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20261
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20261
LA eng
NO Vázquez-Bernal, B. & Jiménez-Pérez, R. (2021).  Modeling a Theoretical Construct on Pupils’ Difficulties in Problem Solving. Science & Education, 30(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-021-00289-w
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026