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A Typology of Undergraduate Students' Conceptions of Size and Scale: Identifying and Characterizing Conceptual Variation
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Swarat, Su; Light, Greg; Park, Eun Jung; Drane, Denise – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
The importance of "size and scale" in nanoscience and engineering has been recognized by both scientists and science educators. A solid understanding of this concept is key to the learning of nanoscience. Students, however, have been reported to have considerable difficulty grasping this concept; yet little is known regarding their state…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Engineering Education, Student Attitudes