Understanding the learning assistant experience with physics identity

Close, Eleanor W.; Close, Hunter G.; Donnelly, David

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Understanding the learning assistant experience with physics identity

written by Eleanor W. Close, Hunter G. Close, and David Donnelly

Learning Assistants (LAs) have been shown to have better conceptual understanding and more favorable beliefs about science than non-LAs, and are more likely to choose a career in K-12 science teaching [1]. We propose that connections between elements of identity, persistence, and participation in an LA program can be explained using the concept of the community of practice and its intimate relationship to identity [2]. In separate work, Hazari et al. found that physics identity was highly correlated to expressed career plans in physics [3]. We hypothesize that a thriving LA program has many features of a well-functioning community of practice and contributes to all four elements of physics identity: personal interest, student performance, competence, and recognition by others. We explore how this analysis of the LA experience might shape decisions and influence outcomes of adoption and adaptations of the LA model.

Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series
Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012
Volume 1513, Pages 106-109

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Methods - Student Characteristics = Affect Education Practices - Teacher Preparation = Early Teaching Experiences	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Available for purchase; A preprint of the work is available. A hard copy of the PERC 2012 proceedings is available for purchase from the AIP.
Restriction:: © 2012 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.4789709
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Ha; 01.40.jc
Keywords:: Learning assistants, PERC 2012, community of practice, physics identity, teacher preparation, teacher recruitment
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created June 20, 2013 by Zachary Davis
Record Updated:: February 19, 2014 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 24, 2013
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