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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Flip-Flops in Students' Conceptions of State
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Herman, G. L.; Zilles, C.; Loui, M. C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
The authors conducted a qualitative interview-based study to reveal students' misconceptions about state in sequential circuits. This paper documents 16 misconceptions of state, how students' conceptions of state shift and change, and students' methodological weaknesses. These misconceptions can be used to inform and direct instruction. This study…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Metric System, Misconceptions, Concept Formation
Students' Misconceptions about Medium-Scale Integrated Circuits
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Herman, G. L.; Loui, M. C.; Zilles, C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
To improve instruction in computer engineering and computer science, instructors must better understand how their students learn. Unfortunately, little is known about how students learn the fundamental concepts in computing. To investigate student conceptions and misconceptions about digital logic concepts, the authors conducted a qualitative…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Equipment, Computer Science Education, Engineering Education