The effect of a computerized simulation on middle school students' understanding of the kinetic molecular theory

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-315

  Stern, Luli ^a   Barnea, Nitza ^b,c   Shauli, Sofia ^d  

^a AAAS   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c Israeli Ministry of Education   (Israel)

^d Leo Baeck Education Centre   (Israel)

Author keywords

Curricular intervention; Dynamic simulation; Kinetic molecular theory; Microscopic view; Middle school; Particles; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349090388     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-008-9100-z     Document Type: Article

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