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| Abstract Title: | Facilitating thinking and learning in the physics classroom |
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| Abstract: | Learning physics is challenging. There are only a few fundamental principles of physics that are condensed in compact mathematical forms. Learning physics requires unpacking these fundamental principles and understanding their applicability in a variety of contexts. Cognitive theory can be employed to design instruction and facilitate thinking and learning in the physics classroom. In this session, we will showcase examples of instructional strategies based upon the principles of learning that have been effective in improving students' learning. These approches include helping students learn physics via analogical reasoning, helping students reflect upon problem solving with peers, a new use of multimedia learning in introductory physics, "nTIPERs" to help students unpack aspects of Newtonian dynamics and facilitating students' problem solving across multiple representations in introductory mechanics. |
| Abstract Type: | Targeted Poster Session |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Chandralekha Singh University of Pittsburgh 3941 Ohara St. Department of Physics, University of PIttsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-624-9045 Fax: 4126249163 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Session Presider: Jose Mestre, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
Targeted Poster Session Specific Information | |
| Poster 1 Title: | Facilitating Students' Problem Solving across Multiple Representations in Introductory Mechanics |
| Poster 1 Authors: | Dong-Hai Nguyen, Elizabeth Gire, N. Sanjay Rebello, Department of Physics, Kansas State University |
| Poster 2 Title: | A New Use for Multimedia Learning in Introductory Physics |
| Poster 2 Authors: | Jose Mestre, Gary Gladding & Tim Stelzer Department of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| Poster 3 Title: | Helping students learn effective problem solving strategies by reflection with peers |
| Poster 3 Authors: | Andrew Mason and Chandralekha Singh Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh |
| Poster 4 Title: | Using analogy to help students learn Introductory Physics |
| Poster 4 Authors: | Shih-Yin Lin and Chandralekha Singh Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh |
| Poster 5 Title: | nTIPERs: Tasks to Help Students "Unpack" Aspects of Newtonian Dynamics |
| Poster 5 Authors: | David P. Maloney, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Curtis Hieggelke, Joliet Junior College, and Steve Kanim, New Mexico State University |
