The impact of the pre-instructional cognitive profile on learning gain and final exam of physics courses: A case study

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 717-727

  Capizzo, Maria Concetta ^a   Nuzzo, Silvana ^a   Zarcone, Michelangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment of knowledge; Correlation coefficients; Learning gain; Physics education

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER CIRCUITS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENGINEERING FRESHMAN; FORCE CONCEPT INVENTORY; LEARNING GAIN; PHYSICS EDUCATION; READING COMPREHENSION; UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 37749032655     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790600911811     Document Type: Article

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