(Golden Research Thoughts, 2012-01) Pendharkar, J. K; Nyayate, M.N.
The conceptual understanding of fundamental subject like electromagnetism in Physics is much depends upon cognitive developments of students. These cognitive beliefs affect the conceptual understanding of such fundamental subject. This research was survey and co relational type research. The learner’s characteristics of undergraduate students were quantified using different techniques. The students were undergraduate students studying basic sciences having physics as there one of major subject in 10+2+3 pattern in Mumbai University, India.After survey co relations were found between many parameters like conceptual understanding, cognitive beliefs in physics, effect of gender, computer knowledge and entry level performance. The quantification of such co relations will be important in identifying complex nature of learner’s characteristics and hence deciding strategies in communication methods in teaching of physics at undergraduate level.