THE MAIN SOURCE OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY IS WRONG CONCEPTS (FOR THE EXAMPLE OF THE ENTROPY)
This article aims to identify one of the main reasons why students have difficulty in learning physical chemistry. This is considered by the example of the concept of entropy, the basic state function of thermodynamics. This article summarizes important research findings, summarizes the misconceptions identified so far and the possible sources of these misconceptions. Therefore, this study will be useful for science education researchers and science teachers.
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