Preventing Persistent Misconceptions with First-Year Engineering Students

Dazhi Yang, Ronald Miller

Research output: Other contribution

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.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 23 Oct 2013

Keywords

  • conceptual change
  • misconception
  • preventing misconception

EGS Disciplines

  • Instructional Media Design

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