home - login - register

Journal Article Detail Page

International Journal of Science Education
written by Thomas Greenbowe
sub author: David E. Meltzer
Student understanding of heat and thermal phenomena has been the subject of considerable investigation in the science education literature. Published studies have reported student conceptions on a variety of advanced topics, but calorimetry - one of the more elementary applications of thermochemical concepts - has apparently received little attention from science education researchers. Here we report a detailed analysis of student performance on solution calorimetry problems in an introductory university chemistry class. We include data both from written classroom exams for 207 students, and from an extensive longitudinal interview series with a single subject who was herself part of that larger class. Our findings reveal a number of learning difficulties, most of which appear to originate from failure to understand that net increases and decreases in bond energies during aqueous chemical reactions result in energy transfers out of and into, respectively, the total mass of the resultant solution.
International Journal of Science Education: Volume 25, Issue 7, Pages 779-800
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education - Basic Research
- Assessment
General Physics
- Physics Education Research
Other Sciences
- Chemistry
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Instructor Guide/Manual
PER-Central Type Intended Users Ratings
- PER Literature
- Educators
- Researchers
  • Currently 0.0/5

Want to rate this material?
Login here!


Formats:
text/html
application/pdf
Access Rights:
Available by subscription
Restriction:
© 2003 Taylor and Francis Group
Additional information is available.
Keywords:
solution calorimetry, student performance, thermochemical concepts
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created June 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:
October 6, 2005 by Vince Kuo
Last Update
when Cataloged:
July 1, 2003
ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!

Record Link
AIP Format
T. Greenbowe, , Int. J. Sci. Educ. 25 (7), 779 (2003), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305032).
AJP/PRST-PER
T. Greenbowe, Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry, Int. J. Sci. Educ. 25 (7), 779 (2003), <https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305032>.
APA Format
Greenbowe, T. (2003, July 1). Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry. Int. J. Sci. Educ., 25(7), 779-800. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305032
Chicago Format
Greenbowe, Thomas. "Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry." Int. J. Sci. Educ. 25, no. 7, (July 1, 2003): 779-800, https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305032 (accessed 12 December 2024).
MLA Format
Greenbowe, Thomas. "Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry." Int. J. Sci. Educ. 25.7 (2003): 779-800. 12 Dec. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305032>.
BibTeX Export Format
@article{ Author = "Thomas Greenbowe", Title = {Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry}, Journal = {Int. J. Sci. Educ.}, Volume = {25}, Number = {7}, Pages = {779-800}, Month = {July}, Year = {2003} }
Refer Export Format

%A Thomas Greenbowe %T Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry %J Int. J. Sci. Educ. %V 25 %N 7 %D July 1, 2003 %P 779-800 %U https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305032 %O text/html

EndNote Export Format

%0 Journal Article %A Greenbowe, Thomas %D July 1, 2003 %T Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry %J Int. J. Sci. Educ. %V 25 %N 7 %P 779-800 %8 July 1, 2003 %U https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690305032


Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.

Citation Source Information

The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.

The AJP/PRST-PER presented is based on the AIP Style with the addition of journal article titles and conference proceeding article titles.

The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.

The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.

The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.

Save to my folders

Contribute

Similar Materials