@inproceedings{dc61ce85317c43ddb9aedcf758fb8441,
title = "Circuit in Pieces: Understanding Electricity from Electrons to Light Bulbs",
abstract = "Electrical circuits are difficult to understand. Novices tend to have incorrect understandings of what happens at the level of atoms and electrons in a circuit, which leads to difficulty in understanding and predicting the outcomes of various electrical circuits. We are designing an interactive learning tool called Circuit in Pieces (CiP) that enables learners to interact with representations of electrical circuits at both a micro and a macro level. Using a research through design process that includes interviews and sessions with six students, we explore different approaches for interacting in and between levels. In this paper, we offer preliminary results and design implications for supporting switching between macro and micro level views.",
keywords = "Agent-based modeling, Complex systems, Design, Electrical circuits, Electricity, Learning environments, Tangible interaction",
author = "Elham Beheshti and Colin Fitzpatrick and Alexis Hope and Piper, {Anne Marie} and Horn, {Michael S.}",
year = "2013",
month = apr,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1145/2468356.2468478",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "691--696",
editor = "Michel Beaudouin-Lafon and Patrick Baudisch and Mackay, {Wendy E.}",
booktitle = "CHI EA 2013 - Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems",
note = "31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems:, CHI EA 2013 ; Conference date: 27-04-2013 Through 02-05-2013",
}