DocumentCode
595939
Title
Work in progress: Identification of misconceptions governed by emergent phenomena in photovoltaics content using the Delphi Method
Author
Nelson, Katherine G. ; Brem, S.K. ; Husman, Jenefer
fYear
2012
fDate
3-6 Oct. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
With the emphasis and growth of solar energy, there is a rising need to educate students to perform in PV engineering. However, the curriculum for PV Engineering has not been well-articulated-needing both a focus on what that content is, and also what learning challenges students face when they learn it. Misconceptions, primarily those resulting from a limited understanding of emergent phenomena, can act as significant barriers to learning, and as such should be considered in curriculum development. The purpose of this work-in-progress is to use the Delphi Method to identify emergent phenomena in PV that is critical to the understanding of PV, while highlighting the resulting misconceptions that can result when students learn this content.
Keywords
educational courses; estimation theory; power engineering education; solar power; Delphi method; PV engineering curriculum; curriculum development; learning challenge; misconception identification; photovoltaics content; solar energy; work-in-progress; Educational institutions; Emergent phenomena; Materials; Photovoltaic systems; Psychology; complexity; delphi; emergent processes; misconceptions; photovoltaics; semiconductors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2012
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
ISSN
0190-5848
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1353-7
Electronic_ISBN
0190-5848
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2012.6462382
Filename
6462382
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