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Direct linkCooper, Linda L.; Shore, Felice S. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2010
Recognizing and interpreting variability in data lies at the heart of statistical reasoning. Since graphical displays should facilitate communication about data, statistical literacy should include an understanding of how variability in data can be gleaned from a graph. This paper identifies several types of graphs that students typically…
Descriptors: Graphs, Charts, Statistics, Visualization
Ma, L.; Ferguson, J.; Roper, M.; Wood, M. – Computer Science Education, 2011
The teaching of introductory computer programming seems far from successful, with many first-year students performing more poorly than expected. One possible reason for this is that novices hold "non-viable" mental models (internal explanations of how something works) of key programming concepts which then cause misconceptions and difficulties. An…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Programming, Misconceptions, Models
Lee, Victor R. – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
Visual representations are ubiquitous in modern-day science textbooks and have in recent years become an object of criticism and scrutiny. This article examines the extent to which changes in representations in textbooks published in the USA over the past six decades have invited those critiques. Drawing from a correlational analysis of a corpus…
Descriptors: Physical Sciences, Middle Schools, Science Curriculum, Science History
Sajaniemi, Jorma; Kuittinen, Marja; Tikansalo, Taina – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2008
Students' understanding of object-oriented (OO) program execution was studied by asking students to draw a picture of a program state at a specific moment. Students were given minimal instructions on what to include in their drawings in order to see what they considered to be central concepts and relationships in program execution. Three drawing…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Programming, Student Development, Misconceptions
Wu, Hsin-Kai; Shah, Priti – Science Education, 2004
In this article, we examine the role of visuospatial cognition in chemistry learning. We review three related kinds of literature: correlational studies of spatial abilities and chemistry learning, students' conceptual errors and difficulties understanding visual representations, and visualization tools that have been designed to help overcome…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Visualization, Concept Formation, Spatial Ability
Clump, Michael A. – College Student Journal, 2005
Individuals' mental maps of the world are highly misrepresentative of the actual world. Availability in memory partly explains the reasons for this misrepresentation. When asked to place the 50 states in their correct locations, students have difficulty with states not in close proximity to their own because of availability, such that the…
Descriptors: Proximity, Misconceptions, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Memory
