Using self-generated analogies in teaching of thermodynamics

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 898-921

  Haglund, Jesper ^a   Jeppsson, Fredrik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

group work; ownership of learning; self generated analogies; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC EXPANSION; GROUP WORK; HIGH-ORDER; IDEAL GAS; OWNERSHIP OF LEARNING; PRE-SERVICE TEACHER; RELATIONAL STRUCTURES; SCIENCE TEACHING; SELF-GENERATED ANALOGIES; TEACHER EDUCATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84865212825     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21025     Document Type: Article

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