Repairing Student Misconceptions in Heat Transfer Using Inquiry-Based Activities

Autor/inn/en	Prince, Michael; Vigeant, Margot; Nottis, Katharyn
Titel	Repairing Student Misconceptions in Heat Transfer Using Inquiry-Based Activities
Quelle	In: Chemical Engineering Education, 50 (2016) 1, S.52-62 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-2479
Schlagwörter	Inquiry; Teaching Methods; Heat; Energy; Color; Radiation; Pretests Posttests; Achievement Gains; Science Tests; Scientific Concepts; Science Instruction; Difficulty Level; Control Groups; Misconceptions; Learning Activities; Instructional Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Hitze; Energie; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Strahlung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Missverständnis; Lernaktivität; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Eight inquiry-based activities, described here in sufficient detail for faculty to adopt in their own courses, were designed to teach students fundamental concepts in heat transfer. The concept areas chosen were (1) factors affecting the rate vs. amount of heat transfer, (2) temperature vs. perceptions of hot and cold, (3) temperature vs. energy and (4) the effect of color on thermal radiation. These concept areas were identified in the literature as both important for students to know and difficult for them to learn. The effectiveness of the inquiry-based activities was tested by examining pre/post learning gains on the Heat and Energy Concept Inventory (HECI) in both traditional classes and classes utilizing the activities. Results show that using these activities more than tripled the learning gains found in the targeted concept areas compared to conceptual learning gains found in the control classes utilizing traditional instruction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01