The effect of cooperative approach in determining and correcting the conceptual misconceptions in impulse and momentum two of the subjects in the schedule of physics lesson at high schools

This study has been carried out with the aim of determining the conceptmistakes concerned with the subject of impuls-momentum, which is one of thePhysics subjects of secondary education detailed program of high school secondgrade students, and to modify the effect of cooperative approach in correcting theseconcept mistakes. A trial group of 20 person who are 10th grade students at PursaklarHigh School one of the public schools under the control of Pursaklar Province whichis one of the central provinces in 2004-2005 academic year in Ankara and a controlgroup of 22 person form the sampling of this study. As a result of the analysis of dataderived from this practice, it is noted that cooperative approach is more effectivethan traditional approach in correcting the concept mistakes of students related withthe subject of impuls-momentum.