Making the invisible visible: enhancing students’ conceptual understanding by introducing representations of abstract objects in a simulation

Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 575 - 596
Published: May 1, 2013
Abstract
This study aimed to identify if complementing representations of concrete objects with representations of abstract objects improves students’ conceptual understanding as they use a simulation to experiment in the domain of Light and Color. Moreover, we investigated whether students’ prior knowledge is a factor that must be considered in deciding when to use representations of abstract objects. A pre-post comparison study design was used,...
Paper Details
Title
Making the invisible visible: enhancing students’ conceptual understanding by introducing representations of abstract objects in a simulation
Published Date
May 1, 2013
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
575 - 596
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