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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2002  > July  >
Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
Understanding of Elementary Concepts in Heat and Temperature among College Students and K–12 Teachers
Paul G. Jasien and Graham E. Oberem
Department of Chemistry and Physics, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
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July 2002
Vol. 79 No. 7
p. 889
Abstract
Ideas associated with heat and temperature are widely known to cause difficulties for students. This may be due to the use of these terms in colloquial speech and also to students' interpretations of everyday experiences. We report here the results of an investigation on student understanding of selected topics in heat and temperature, particularly thermal equilibrium, giving evidence for a number of misconceptions about heat and temperature and the relationships between specific heat, heat capacity, and heat transfer. The study subjects represented diverse groups with widely varying backgrounds in chemistry and physics. They included pre- and in-service teachers, and lower- and upper-division science majors and nonmajors.
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*  Citation
 Jasien, Paul G.; Oberem, Graham E. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 889.
*  Keywords
 CER Misconceptions; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Thermodynamics
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Last Updated:		 June 17, 2002
March 16, 2005
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