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Showing 1 to 20 of 475 for “"misconceptions"”.
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Democracy, Crises, and Misconceptions
We consider misconceptions about the functioning of the economy as one possible explanation for the emergence of crises in democracies. Furthermore, we study a political process which may lead to successful reform. First of all, we show that voters can make inefficient decisions concerning policy …
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Adaptive Diagnostics of Programming Misconceptions
… encounter learning difficulties in the form of misconceptions during their learning process. Therefore, reliably and validly detecting them is a relevant task of assessment research. The detection would allow educators to plan further interventions to assist learners in overcoming their learning …
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Misconceptions Surrounding Child Sexual Abuse In Durban
… abuse (CSA) tend to reflect a wide variety of misconceptions. These not only play a highly significant role in the etiology and maintenance of sexual offending against children, they also contribute to under reporting and promote the silence that generally surrounds CSA. They further predict …
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Teachers' Knowledge and Misconceptions of Postconcussion Symptoms
… & Warden, 2003). Research has demonstrated that misconceptions about the nature of concussions and the symptoms that can follow are widespread (Gouvier, Presholdt, & Warner, 1988; Guilmette & Paglia 2004; Willer, Johnson, Rempel, & Linn, 1993). The purpose of this study was to describe the …
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Intelligent algebraic tutoring based on student misconceptions
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.
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Student Misconceptions in Science: The Human Digestive System
… In the science classroom, these beliefs may be misconceptions, ideas that are not congruent with currently accepted scientific facts and theories. This study sought to identify student misconceptions as they pertained to a unit of study on the human digestive system. The hypothesis was that …
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A learning theory approach to students' misconceptions in calculus
This study analyses students' errors in calculus through the lens of learning theories. The subjects in this study were 117 students enrolled in a calculus course for students from disadvantaged educational backgrounds at the University of Cape Town. A coding scheme to categorise the errors that …
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STUDENT'S MISCONCEPTIONS OF SEQUENCES AND SERIES IN SECOND SEMESTER CALCULUS
… courses. In my dissertation, I investigate the misconceptions students had about sequences and series as they worked through problems typically seen in a second semester calculus course.</p> <p>The dissertation begins with a rationale for studying student understanding of sequences and series. …
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Nurses' Knowledge of and Misconceptions Regarding Selected Pain Management Concepts
… concepts;<br> 3. Describe the nurses' levels of misconceptions regarding selected pain management concepts;<br> 4. Determine whether there is a significant relationship between the nurses' levels of misconceptions regarding selected pain management concepts and the nurses' age and the nurses' …
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Digital Storybooks to Teach Children Computer Science and Address Common Misconceptions
… study focuses on books created to address common misconceptions students form when learning foundational computer science concepts including variables, conditions, and loops. The primary objectives of this research are to evaluate the students' perceptions of the digital storybook format and …
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First Steps of Putting Research into Practice: Utilizing Concept Inventories to Identify Biochemistry Misconceptions and the Development of a Guided Inquiry Activity to Correct the Identified Misconceptions
… covered in the courses. Identification of these misconceptions is difficult, as it usually involves conducting an hour long one-on-one interview with a student. Concept inventories were developed as a way for professors to identify misconceptions in their classroom in an efficient manner. …
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Investigating Knowledge Acquisition and Developing Misconceptions of High School Physical Education Students
… by scientists and experts, they are considered misconceptions (Abimbola & Baba, 1996; Clement, 1993). The qualitative research objectives for this study included: (a) identifying student misconceptions that developed during units of instruction, (b) exploring the influence of teachers' …
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Errors and misconceptions related to learning algebra in the senior phase – grade 9
… with different ideas that result in errors and misconceptions when they solve algebraic equations and expressions. Based on this debate concerning both errors and misconceptions in solving algebraic equations and expressions, the purpose of this study was to investigate the errors and …
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Identifying and correcting misconceptions about the solar system through a constructivist teaching approach
… constructivist approach, naive conceptions and misconceptions that interfere or prevent learning from taking place. The question was, can naive conceptions and misconceptions be identified and corrected with the constructivist approach to education. Five classes of 114 fifth graders participated …
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Examining the Effect of Education Type on Common Misconceptions of Traumatic Brain Injury
<p>It has been widely shown that misconceptions related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) are held among both family members of people with TBI and the general public. These misconceptions have the potential to increase the distress of people with TBI and negatively impact rehabilitation processes. …
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Comparison of Physical Science Misconceptions in Three Levels of Introductory University Physics Classes
… was to determine the range of physical science misconceptions held by three levels of introductory university physics classes (N = 160). An analysis of variance was used to analyze the differences in misconceptions among the groups. Based on the significant F-ratio, the Scheffé, a post hoc …
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What's Missing: Dichotomization and Misconceptions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
… This research thereby unravels some prevailing misconceptions about King and X, such as the idea that King defended an exclusively non-violent approach to social change and that he aimed, merely, at the inclusion of Black Americans into US society, while X was his direct opposite. This research …
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