Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts

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Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts

The purpose of this research was to investigate an efficient method to assess year 8 (age 13-14) students' conceptual understanding of heat and temperature concepts. Two different types of instruments were used in this study: Type 1, consisting of multiple-choice items with open-ended justifica...

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Main Authors:	Chu, Hye-Eun, Chandrasegaran, A.L., Treagust, David
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80818

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