DocumentCode
654555
Title
Preventing persistent misconceptions with first-year engineering students
Author
Dazhi Yang ; Miller, Ross
Author_Institution
Dept. of Educ. Technol., Boise State Univ., Boise, ID, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
23-26 Oct. 2013
Firstpage
1200
Lastpage
1202
Abstract
Previous studies on student misconceptions of science and engineering concepts focused on repairing and correcting misconceptions after they have formed. However, it may be too difficult or too late to correct and repair such misconceptions by the time misconceptions have been formed or identified in engineering students. This work-in-progress focuses on a different approach towards treating persistent misconceptions, switching from correcting and repairing persistent misconceptions to preventing those misconceptions from forming.
Keywords
engineering education; further education; engineering concepts; first-year engineering students; persistent misconceptions; persistent student misconception prevention; science concepts; Context; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Materials; Robustness; Training; conceptual change; misconception; preventing misconception;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Oklahoma City, OK
ISSN
0190-5848
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2013.6685020
Filename
6685020
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