Conceptual development through computer simulations: a case study in physics

This paper investigates how students engage with a simulation, during problem solving, and learn. It is a case study with three groups of university students solving a thermodynamics problem (Carnot cycle) assisted by a computational simulation specifically designed for that circumstance. Coordinati...

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Autores principales: Velasco, Juan José, Buteler, Laura, Coleoni, Enrique Andrés
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Asociación de Profesores de Física de la Argentina 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/35308
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Sumario:This paper investigates how students engage with a simulation, during problem solving, and learn. It is a case study with three groups of university students solving a thermodynamics problem (Carnot cycle) assisted by a computational simulation specifically designed for that circumstance. Coordination Class Theory is used to interpret the results. These reveal that there are three distinct types of interaction between students and simulation that promote the conceptual development of the participating groups.