Circuits kit K-12 Outreach: Impact of circuit element representation and student gender

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-321

  Reisslein, Jana ^a   Ozogul, Gamze ^a   Johnson, Amy M ^a   Bishop, Kristen L ^a   Harvey, Justin ^a   Reisslein, Martin ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Circuit element representation; developmental level; electrical circuits kit; K 12 outreach student gender

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION; CIRCUIT ELEMENTS; DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; K12 OUTREACH; REPRESENTATION CONDITIONS; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

CONCRETES; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

STUDENTS;

EID: 84875725832     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2012.2222410     Document Type: Article

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