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Direct linkHaglund, Jesper; Andersson, Staffan; Elmgren, Maja – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Thermodynamics, and in particular entropy, has been found to be challenging for students, not least due to its abstract character. Comparisons with more familiar and concrete domains, by means of analogy and metaphor, are commonly used in thermodynamics teaching, in particular the metaphor "entropy is disorder." However, this particular…
Descriptors: Thermodynamics, Scientific Concepts, Chemical Engineering, Concept Formation
