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Bøe, Maria Vetleseter; Viefers, Susanne – Science & Education, 2023
Teaching and learning of quantum physics at secondary level is an active field of research. One important challenge is finding ways to promote understanding of quantum concepts without the mathematical formalism that is embedded in quantum mechanics but unavailable on the secondary level. We investigated Norwegian secondary students' (N = 291)…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Scientific Principles, Physics, Science Instruction
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Gynnild, Vidar; Tyssedal, John; Lorentzen, Lisa – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
In the late 1990s failure rates in a first-year introductory calculus course at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology reached peak levels. This paper reports on findings from an action research project that was set up in 2002/2003 to improve the situation. The study confirms that students approach their tasks differently which…
Descriptors: Evidence, Communities of Practice, Engineering Education, Action Research