Helping Students Reconstruct Conceptions of Thermodynamics: Energy and Heat

Autor/inn/en	Krummel, Russell; Sunal, Dennis W.; Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski
Titel	Helping Students Reconstruct Conceptions of Thermodynamics: Energy and Heat
Quelle	In: Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 44 (2007) 3, S.106-112 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8121
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Interviews; Comprehension; Thermodynamics; Physical Sciences; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Teaching Methods; Physics; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Students; Concept Formation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Verstehen; Verständnis; Thermodynamik; Natural sciences; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaft; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Physik; Sekundarschüler; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung
Abstract	Thermodynamics, specifically energy and heat, is a major concept in the foundations of physics and physical science. To determine a strategy to teach thermodynamics meaningfully, the authors conducted classroom action research using interviews to determine secondary physics students' current conceptions of thermodynamics. On the basis of the findings, the authors developed and implemented a science unit to facilitate students' reconstructions of their ideas toward more scientifically appropriate concepts. The lessons, using a learning cycle strategy, and results of the pre- and post-interviews are presented. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10