@inproceedings{2cf0d017d5994c4689bd8c7802549d57,
title = "Work in progress - Students' misconceptions about state in digital systems",
abstract = "In introductory undergraduate courses on digital systems, students have difficulty understanding the state concept. We expect that students have subtle, persistent misconceptions about state because it is an abstract concept and has nuanced meanings in different disciplines as well as colloquial English. To learn how students conceive of state in digital logic, we interviewed undergraduates in computer engineering or computer science at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign who had just completed a first course in digital logic. In the one-hour interviews, students talked about their thoughts as they solved digital logic problems. These interviews were then transcribed and analyzed using qualitative methods.",
keywords = "Digital logic, Learning models, State",
author = "Herman, {Geoffrey L.} and Craig Zilles and Loui, {Michael C.}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/FIE.2009.5350558",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781424447152",
series = "Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE",
booktitle = "39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference",
note = "39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Imagining and Engineering Future CSET Education, FIE 2009 ; Conference date: 18-10-2009 Through 21-10-2009",
}