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written by Rachel E. Scherr, Hunter G. Close, Eleanor W. Close, and Stamatis Vokos
The Energy Project at Seattle Pacific University has developed representations that embody the substance metaphor and support learners in conserving and tracking energy as it flows from object to object and changes form. Such representations enable detailed modeling of energy dynamics in complex physical processes. We assess student learning by means of representations that learners invent to explain energy dynamics in specific real-world scenarios. Refined versions of these learner-generated representations have proven valuable for our own teaching, physics understanding, and research.
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DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020115
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0822342
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01.40.Fk
01.40.Ha
01.40.J-
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Metadata instance created February 23, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
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February 21, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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R. Scherr, H. Close, E. Close, and S. Vokos, , Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8 (2), 020115 (2012), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020115).
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R. Scherr, H. Close, E. Close, and S. Vokos, Representing energy. II. Energy tracking representations, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8 (2), 020115 (2012), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020115>.
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Scherr, R., Close, H., Close, E., & Vokos, S. (2012, October 19). Representing energy. II. Energy tracking representations. Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 8(2), 020115. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020115
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Scherr, R, H. Close, E. Close, and S. Vokos. "Representing energy. II. Energy tracking representations." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8, no. 2, (October 19, 2012): 020115, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020115 (accessed 28 March 2024).
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Scherr, Rachel, Hunter Close, Eleanor Close, and Stamatis Vokos. "Representing energy. II. Energy tracking representations." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8.2 (2012): 020115. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020115>.
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