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The Presentation Sequence of Gas Properties by Physics Textbooks and Science Teachers' Reports

avondale-bepress.context-key2848901
avondale-bepress.submission-pathsci_math_papers/15
avondale.affiliatede Berg, Kevin
avondale.departmentChristian Education Research Centre
avondale.facultyScience
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorTreagust, David F.
dc.contributor.authorde Berg, Kevin C.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:22:08Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:22:08Z
dc.date.issued1992-06-01
dc.date.submitted2012-05-14T23:24:05Z
dc.description.abstract<p>In this paper, the presentation of the sequence of gas laws is examined to identify cognitive gaps which can hinder student understanding of the concepts involved. Analysis of 14 physics textbooks used in Australian secondary schools and questionnaires from 104 science teachers provided the data for the study. Analysis of the teachers' reports reveals features of the gas law sequence which are inconsistent with the textbook analysis; namely, a low usage of the historical sequence for the gas laws, the use of a sequence which is not necessarily logical, and the use of a simple to complex sequence with no cognitive gaps. The manner in which textbooks can constrain teachers' presentation of concepts and exercises is discussed.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>de Berg, K.C., & Treagust, D.F. (1992). The presentation sequence of gas properties by physics textbooks and science teachers' reports. <em>Australian Science Teachers Journal, 38</em>(2), 70-75.</p>
dc.identifier.issn0045-0855
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/02848901
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>de Berg, K. C., & Treagust, D. F. (1992). The presentation sequence of gas properties by physics textbooks and science teachers' reports. <em>Australian Science Teachers Journal, 38</em>(2), 70-75.</p>
dc.relation.ispartofThe Australian Science Teachers Journal
dc.relation.urihttps://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/aeipt.58452
dc.rights<p>Published with permission from the <a href="http://www.asta.edu.au/">Australian Science Teachers Association<strong></strong></a></p> <p>The Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) is the sole copyright holder of <em>Australian Science Teachers Journal</em> and its articles. Please contact the Copyright Agency Limited on +61 2 9394 7600 or [email protected] to obtain/pay for usage of this article.</p>
dc.subjectgas law sequence
dc.subjectteaching science
dc.subjectscience teachers
dc.subjectscience learning
dc.subjectschool science
dc.titleThe Presentation Sequence of Gas Properties by Physics Textbooks and Science Teachers' Reports
dc.typeJournal Article

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