What Undergraduates Think about Clouds and Fog

Autor/in	Rappaport, Elliot D.
Titel	What Undergraduates Think about Clouds and Fog
Quelle	In: Journal of Geoscience Education, 57 (2009) 2, S.145-151 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1089-9995
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; College Science; Weather; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Knowledge Level; Energy; Interviews; Earth Science; Maine; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wetter; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Wissensbasis; Energie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften
Abstract	Weather events are part of every student's experience, and are controlled by basic principles involving the behavior of matter and energy. Despite this, many students have difficulty explaining simple atmospheric phenomena, even after exposure to primary and secondary science curricula. This study investigated the level to which undergraduates understood the formation of clouds in the atmosphere, and how effectively they incorporated fundamental principles of matter and energy into their explanations. Interviews with earth science undergraduates at the University of Maine indicated that many had trouble with the correct identification of water in its different states, and were unable to name the sources of moisture in certain cases of cloud formation. If these misconceptions can be recognized and addressed directly by instructors, the potential exists to lead students to form better and more accurate mental models of weather. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Geoscience Teachers. Carleton College W-SERC, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057. Tel: 540-568-6675; Fax: 540-568-8058; e-mail: jge@jmu.edu; Website: http://nagt-jge.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01