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dc.contributor.authorScott, Jonathan B.
dc.contributor.authorHarlow, Ann
dc.contributor.authorPeter, Mira
dc.contributor.authorCowie, Bronwen
dc.coverage.spatialConference held at Sydney, Australiaen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-12T01:19:59Z
dc.date.available2011-01-12T01:19:59Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationScott, J.B., Harlow, A., Peter, M. & Cowie, B. (2010). Threshold concepts and introductory electronics. In Proceedings of the 2010 AaeE Conference: Past, Present, Future- the ‘keys’ to engineering education research and practice, 5-8 December 2010, Sydney Australia University of Technology, Sydney (pp. 409-416). Sydney, Australia: AaeE.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/4917
dc.description.abstractElectronics and circuit theory are acknowledged as troublesome subjects when first introduced to students. This leads to low student retention into later electronics courses, especially in universities that offer a common first year where students are free to change streams after the first year. We report on a detailed study of the application of Threshold Concept Theory to an introductory electronics course. We identify some Threshold Concepts, explicit and tacit. We postulate that a high density of Threshold Concepts accounts for the reputation for troublesome learning in, and low retention following, these courses. We further suggest that the bimodal distribution of marks that is commonly observed in electronics teaching is a hallmark of a Thresold Concept. This may have significant impact on assessment.en_NZ
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAaeEen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.conferenceonline.com.au/files/admin/microsites/AaeE/compiled_Program.pdfen_NZ
dc.rightsThis article has been published in Proceedings of the 2010 AaeE Conference: Past, Present, Future- the ‘keys’ to engineering education research and practice, 5-8 December 2010, Sydney Australia University of Technology, Sydney.en_NZ
dc.subjectThreshold Conceptsen_NZ
dc.subjectelectronics theoryen_NZ
dc.titleThreshold concepts and introductory electronicsen_NZ
dc.typeConference Contributionen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfProceedings of the 2010 AaeE Conferenceen_NZ
pubs.begin-page409en_NZ
pubs.elements-id20253
pubs.end-page416en_NZ
pubs.finish-date2010-12-08en_NZ
pubs.place-of-publicationAustraliaen_NZ
pubs.start-date2010-12-05en_NZ


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