TA-designed vs. research-oriented problem solutions

Lin, Shih-Yin; Singh, Chandralekha; Mamudi, William; Henderson, Charles R.; Yerushalmi, Edit

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TA-designed vs. research-oriented problem solutions

written by Shih-Yin Lin, Chandralekha Singh, William Mamudi, Charles R. Henderson, and Edit Yerushalmi

In order to study graduate teaching assistants (TAs) beliefs and values about the design of instructor problem solutions, twenty-four TAs were provided with different solutions and asked to discuss their preferences for prominent solution features. TAs preferences for solution features were examined in light of the modeling of expert-like problem solving process as recommended in the literature. Results suggest that while many of the features TAs valued align with expert-like problem solving approaches, they noticed primarily "surface features" of solutions. Moreover, self-reported preferences did not match well with the solutions TAs wrote on their own.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 255-258

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Education Foundations - Assessment - Problem Solving = Expert-Novice Comparisons - Sample Population = Instructor: TA - Teacher Characteristics	- Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680043
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.gb
Keywords:: PERC 2011, problem solutions, problem solving, teachers beliefs, teaching assistants
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Lin, S, C. Singh, W. Mamudi, C. Henderson, and E. Yerushalmi. "TA-designed vs. research-oriented problem solutions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11859&DocID=2709 (accessed 2 May 2025).

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