Exploring Students^ Experience Through Gravitational Acceleration Experiments
I E Santosa

Department of Physics Education, Sanata Dharma University, Paingan, Maguwohardjo, Sleman, Yogyakarta

Abstract

This study examines students^ engagement with experimental procedures beyond routine measurements. Using three computer-based experiments-a simple pendulum, a picket fence, and a free-falling object-students determined the acceleration due to gravity. Results indicate that varying experimental complexity fosters deeper understanding of experimental physics.

Keywords: acceleration of gravity, pendulum, picket fence, video

Topic: Physics Education