Some examples from ECLIPSE of what students have said relating to ionisation:
A sodium atom wants to donate its electron to another atom
Student thinking about Ionisation Energy is discussed in a monograph detailing the development of a classroom diagnostic instrument to test for alternative conceptions (misconceptions)
Tan, K.-C. D., Goh, N.-K., Chia, L.-S., & Taber, K. S. (2005). Development of a Two-Tier Multiple Choice Diagnostic Instrument to Determine A-Level Students’ Understanding of Ionisation Energy. Singapore: National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. This is available for free download.
This is just one of a wide range of science topics that learners have talked about in ECLIPSE projects.
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Dr Keith S Taber kst24@cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education
© Keith S Taber, 2013