Students talk about energy in project-based inquiry science

Harrer, Benedikt W.; Flood, Virginia J.; Wittmann, Michael C.

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Students talk about energy in project-based inquiry science

written by Benedikt W. Harrer, Virginia J. Flood, and Michael C. Wittmann

We examine the types of emergent language eighth grade students in rural Maine middle schools use when they discuss energy in their first experiences with Project-Based Inquiry Science: Energy, a research-based curriculum that uses a specific language for talking about energy. By comparative analysis of the language used by the curriculum materials to students' language, we find that students' talk is at times more aligned with a Stores and Transfer model of energy than the Forms model supported by the curriculum.

Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series
Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012
Volume 1513, Pages 162-165

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Classical Mechanics - Work and Energy Education Foundations - Communication = Language	- Middle School	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789677
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Restriction:: © 2012 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.4789677
NSF Numbers:: 0962805; 0822342
PACSs:: 01.20.+x; 01.40.ek; 01.40.Fk; 01.40.G-; 88.05.-b
Keywords:: PERC 2012, energy, language, middle school
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Record Updated:: June 1, 2015 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 24, 2013
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