Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?

Autores
Cotignola, María Isabel; Bordogna, Clelia; Punte, Graciela María del Carmen; Cappannini, Osvaldo
Año de publicación
2002
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inglés
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Students' misunderstanding of basic thermodynamic concepts is analysed on historical grounds. The persistence of some ideas from the caloric model are found to be reinforced by magnitude names and unit definitions that were brought up at the early stages of thermodynamic development. The failure of many popular textbooks to make a clear distinction between internal energy and heat is also explored and related to Students' learning difficulties. Some hints that may help to improve Students' understanding are presented.
Investigación en Metodologías Alternativas para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias
Materia
Educación
Física
Thermodynamic
Education
physics
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
title Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
spellingShingle Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
Cotignola, María Isabel
Educación
Física
Thermodynamic
Education
physics
title_short Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
title_full Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
title_fullStr Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
title_full_unstemmed Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
title_sort Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts : Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cotignola, María Isabel
Bordogna, Clelia
Punte, Graciela María del Carmen
Cappannini, Osvaldo
author Cotignola, María Isabel
author_facet Cotignola, María Isabel
Bordogna, Clelia
Punte, Graciela María del Carmen
Cappannini, Osvaldo
author_role author
author2 Bordogna, Clelia
Punte, Graciela María del Carmen
Cappannini, Osvaldo
author2_role author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Educación
Física
Thermodynamic
Education
physics
topic Educación
Física
Thermodynamic
Education
physics
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Investigación en Metodologías Alternativas para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias
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