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Bahar Modir, John D. Thompson, and Eleanor C. Sayre
Students' difficulties in quantum mechanics may be the result of unproductive framing and not a fundamental inability to solve the problems or misconceptions about physics content. We observed groups of students solving quantum mechanics problems in an upper-division physics course. Using the lens of epistemological framing, we investigated four frames in our observational data: algorithmic math, conceptual math, algorithmic physics, and conceptual physics. We discuss the characteristics of each frame as well as causes for transitions between different frames, arguing that productive problem solving may occur in any frame as long as students transition appropriately between frames. Our work extends epistemological framing theory on how students frame discussions in upper-division physics courses.
Physical Review Physics Education Research: Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 020108
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=14522">Modir, B, J. Thompson, and E. Sayre. "Students’ epistemological framing in quantum mechanics problem solving." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13, no. 2, (August 14, 2017): 020108.</a>
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B. Modir, J. Thompson, and E. Sayre, , Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13 (2), 020108 (2017), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020108).
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B. Modir, J. Thompson, and E. Sayre, Students’ epistemological framing in quantum mechanics problem solving, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13 (2), 020108 (2017), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020108>.
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Modir, B., Thompson, J., & Sayre, E. (2017, August 14). Students’ epistemological framing in quantum mechanics problem solving. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 13(2), 020108. Retrieved June 8, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020108
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Modir, B, J. Thompson, and E. Sayre. "Students’ epistemological framing in quantum mechanics problem solving." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13, no. 2, (August 14, 2017): 020108, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020108 (accessed 8 June 2025).
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Modir, Bahar, John D. Thompson, and Eleanor Sayre. "Students’ epistemological framing in quantum mechanics problem solving." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13.2 (2017): 020108. 8 June 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020108>.
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