Reasons for regression in the acquisition of physical concepts among Algerian middle school pupils

Abstract

This study aim is to identify the reasons for regression in the acquisition of physical concepts among Algerian middle school pupils. The sample of the study was composed of 149 fourth-grade pupils in Algiers, Alger’s west education. In this study, a questionnaire was used that included questions about pupil attitudes, and a set of physical concepts included, in the program; fourth- grade level. The questionnaire was conducted during the school year (2017-2018). The results of the study showed that the physical concepts most likely to be misunderstood are those that are rooted in the cognitive structure of the pupils which they train with them in the physics course; the main reasons that led to a weak acquisition of physical concepts are the concepts themselves.