'Getting stuck' in analogue electronics: threshold concepts as an explanatory model

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 435-447

  Harlow, A ^a   Scott, J ^a   Peter, M ^a   Cowie, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

electronics engineering; liminal space; teaching and learning; threshold concepts

Indexed keywords

AFFORDANCES; ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS; ATTRITION RATE; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS; CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES; LIMINAL SPACE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE DATA; TEACHING AND LEARNING; TERTIARY TEACHING; THRESHOLD CONCEPTS;

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; STUDENTS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84860848210     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2011.606500     Document Type: Article

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