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Untersuchung zum konzeptionellen Verständnis des Lehrstoffes bei Studierenden im ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Grundstudium an der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.237
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Investigation of student understanding of key concepts in introductory engineering courses at Hamburg University of Technology
Publikationstyp
Technical Report
Date Issued
2001
Sprache
German
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TORE-DOI
This paper reports on an investigation of student understanding of basic concepts in mechanics, electric circuits, and thermodynamics at Hamburg University of Technology. Written qualitative questions were posed to first-year students of various engineering disciplines after instruction on the respective topics. A detailed analysis of the responses was used to identify prevalent student difficulties with key concepts such as mechanical equilibrium, buoyancy, and acceleration; charge, current, and electric potential; and the first and second law of thermodynamics. On the basis of these results, we suggest some general conclusions about the teaching of science and engineering and give specific recommendations aimed at improving the learning outcomes in large introductory courses.
Subjects
Fachdidaktik der Ingenieurwissenschaften, qualitatives Verständnis, Schülervorstellungen, aktives Lernen
Engineering education research, conceptual understanding, misconceptions, student difficulties, active learning
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