Using Analogical Problem Solving with Different Scaffolding Supports to Learn about Friction

Lin, Shih-Yin; Singh, Chandralekha

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Using Analogical Problem Solving with Different Scaffolding Supports to Learn about Friction

written by Shih-Yin Lin and Chandralekha Singh

Prior research suggests that many students believe that the magnitude of the static frictional force is always equal to its maximum value. Here, we examine introductory students' ability to learn from analogical reasoning (with different scaffolding supports provided) between two problems that are similar in terms of the physics principle involved but one problem involves static friction, which often triggers the misleading notion. To help students process through the analogy deeply and contemplate whether the static frictional force was at its maximum value, students in different recitation classrooms received different scaffolding support. We discuss students' performance in different groups.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 251-254

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Published: February 6, 2012

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Applications of Newton's Laws = Friction Education Foundations - Alternative Conceptions - Problem Solving Education Practices - Instructional Material Design = Activity - Pedagogy = Analogies	- Lower Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680042
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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680042
PACSs:: 01.40.gb; 01.40.Ha
Keywords:: PERC 2011, analogy, problem solving, transfer
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Record Updated:: May 15, 2012 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2012
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Lin, Shih-Yin, and Chandralekha Singh. "Using Analogical Problem Solving with Different Scaffolding Supports to Learn about Friction." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11861&DocID=2711 (accessed 19 April 2024).

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Lin, Shih-Yin, and Chandralekha Singh. "Using Analogical Problem Solving with Different Scaffolding Supports to Learn about Friction." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 251-254 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11861&DocID=2711>.

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