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Direct linkScherr, Rachel E.; Robertson, Amy D. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
We observe teachers in professional development courses about energy constructing mechanistic accounts of energy transformations. We analyze a case in which teachers investigating adiabatic compression develop a model of the transformation of kinetic energy to thermal energy. Among their ideas is the idea that thermal energy is generated as a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Energy
Peer reviewedRogan, John M. – Science Education, 1988
Considers variables which affect the acquisition of the kinetic theory of heat by children who hold alternative viewpoints. Suggests that the articulation of different viewpoints in no way hinders the acquisition of the desired conceptual framework. Emphasizes the benefit to low-reasoning students in particular. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Heat, Kinetic Molecular Theory
