Journal article
Teaching thermal physics to Year 9 students: The thinking frames approach
Physics Education, Vol.55(3), Art. 035007
2020
Abstract
Students hold many alternative conceptions of thermal physics which are very resistant to change. A conceptual change strategy, the thinking frames approach, based on evidence from educational research was used to address commonly held naïve conceptions about heat in a series of thermal physics lessons. Students' gains in conceptual understanding were measured in two Year 9 classes using pre/post-tests. These results were compared to conceptual gains of a class learning the same topics by more traditional means. Results showed that learning thermal physics with the thinking frames approach led to a much greater increase in understanding (Effect size = 2.04) compared to learning with traditional methods (Effect size = 0.20).
Details
- Title
- Teaching thermal physics to Year 9 students: The thinking frames approach
- Authors/Creators
- F. McLure (Author/Creator)M. Won (Author/Creator)D.F. Treagust (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Physics Education, Vol.55(3), Art. 035007
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics
- Identifiers
- 991005541855307891
- Copyright
- © 2020 IOP Publishing
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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