Use of a Microcomputer Simulation and Conceptual Change Text to Overcome Student Preconceptions about Electric Circuits.

Carlsen, David D.; Andre, Thomas

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ERIC Number: EJ457935

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Publication Date: 1992

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Use of a Microcomputer Simulation and Conceptual Change Text to Overcome Student Preconceptions about Electric Circuits.

Carlsen, David D.; Andre, Thomas

Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, v19 n4 p105-09 Fall 1992

Describes a study of undergraduates at Iowa State University that tested the effectiveness of a computer simulation of electric circuits used in combination with a conceptual change approach to science instruction. Erroneous preconceptions of scientific concepts are discussed, and the use of traditional text is compared with conceptual change text. (17 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Concept Teaching, Electric Circuits, Electricity, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Microcomputers, Misconceptions, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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