Students' Conceptions of the Particulate Nature of Matter at Secondary and Tertiary Level

Autor/inn/en	Ayas, Alipasa; Ozmen, Haluk; Calik, Muammer
Titel	Students' Conceptions of the Particulate Nature of Matter at Secondary and Tertiary Level
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 8 (2010) 1, S.165-184 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-009-9167-x
Schlagwörter	Scientific Concepts; Misconceptions; Questionnaires; Problem Based Learning; Postsecondary Education; Academic Achievement; Science Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Fragebogen; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Schulleistung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung
Abstract	The aim of the present study is to elicit students' understanding of the particulate nature of matter via a cross-age study ranging from secondary to tertiary educational levels. A questionnaire with five-item open-ended questions was administered to 166 students from the secondary to tertiary levels of education. In light of the findings, it can be deduced that the number of students' responses categorized under the "sound understanding" category for each item increased with educational level, except for U1. Also, it can be concluded that students' specific misconceptions decreased steadily from SHS1 to SHS3, except for item 4, but there is surprisingly a clear increase at U1. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10