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Understanding Quantum Numbers: Students' Verbal Descriptions and Pictorial Representations of the Atomic Structure

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Understanding Quantum Numbers: Students' Verbal Descriptions and Pictorial Representations of the Atomic Structure
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Zarkadis, Nikolaos (ORCID 0000-0003-0542-1958), Papageorgiou, George (ORCID 0000-0002-3725-4499), Markos, Angelos (ORCID 0000-0002-4204-3573)
المصدر: International Journal of Science Education. 2021 43(13):2250-2269.
الإتاحة: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journalsTest
تمت مراجعته من قبل الزملاء: Y
Page Count: 20
تاريخ النشر: 2021
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 12
High Schools
Secondary Education
الواصفات: Nuclear Physics, Number Concepts, Grade 12, Secondary School Students, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Verbal Communication, Visual Aids, Reliability
مصطلحات جغرافية: Greece
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2021.1959080
تدمد: 0950-0693
مستخلص: The study aims to investigate students' conceptualisation of the quantum numbers concept through their verbal descriptions and pictorial representations of the corresponding atomic structures. The study was conducted with the participation of 192 12th-grade students from six secondary schools in Northern Greece, via a paper-and-pencil test, developed by two of the authors, including four open-ended tasks. Each task comprised of two parts aiming to assess both the verbal description of a quantum number and pictorial representation of the atomic structure, respectively. Student responses in both parts were evaluated according to specific criteria, on the basis of their correctness and completeness, whereas the consistency between verbal and pictorial ways of expression was statistically assessed in terms of the symmetry of the corresponding contingency tables. Results provide evidence that students' relevant conceptual problems concern the first and fourth quantum numbers rather than the second and the third ones. Furthermore, an inconsistency between verbal descriptions and pictorial representations is more present in the cases of the fourth and especially the first quantum number, whereas verbal descriptions of the second and third quantum numbers appear to have a rather consistent distribution across categories of pictorial representations. Implications for science education are also discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2021
رقم الانضمام: EJ1314430
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:0950-0693
DOI:10.1080/09500693.2021.1959080