Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Journal / Book Title

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference CSCL

Abstract

This classroom study, involving 149 high school students, investigates structure, coherence and frequencies of misconceptions students have while learning diffusion via a simulation. The results show that misconceptions are not random ideas, but rather have underlying structures and can be systematically characterized by the PAIR-C framework, which aims to help students understand the nature of emergent processes embedded in their school curricula. The article concludes with a discussion of implications to foster deeper understanding of misconceptions from a systematic, structured perspective.

DOI

10.22318/icls2020.2321

Rights

© 2020 International Society of the Learning Sciences. This article is being shared under license by the publisher.

Published Citation

Su, M., Cho, J., Vanbibber, B., Ha, J., & Chi, M. (2020). Diagnosis of Misconceptions with Coherent Underlying Structure in Learning Diffusion. In Gresalfi, M. and Horn, I. S. (Eds.), The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, Volume 4 (pp. 2321-2324). Nashville, Tennessee: International Society of the Learning Sciences.

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