Challenging traditional assumptions of secondary science through the PET curriculum

Ross, Michael J.; Otero, Valerie K.

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Challenging traditional assumptions of secondary science through the PET curriculum

written by Michael J. Ross and Valerie K. Otero

This study seeks to illustrate aspects of a physics classroom experience in an underserved high school through the perspective of the students. This context was chosen with the intent of determining factors that lead to successful secondary physics education outcomes for populations historically underrepresented in STEM. Two class periods of physics were observed and interviewed in an urban high school while using the Physics and Everyday Thinking (PET) curriculum. Findings indicate that students came to value and positively identify with the activities of physics through instruction that fosters a more dignified student experience than traditional approaches. Specifically, this experience was characterized by the valuing of students' naïve and developing understandings and shifting the authority for validating science knowledge from the instructor to laboratory evidence and social consensus.

Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series
Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012
Volume 1513, Pages 350-353

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Published: January 24, 2013

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Education Foundations - Sample Population = Background: Economic - Student Characteristics = Affect Education Practices - Pedagogy = Instructional Issues	- High School	- 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:: 10.1063/1.4789724
NSF Number:: 934921
PACSs:: 01.40.E-; 01.40.ek; 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Ha
Keywords:: PERC 2012, free lunch, student attitude
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created July 1, 2013 by Zachary Davis
Record Updated:: December 17, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 24, 2013
Other Collections:: The PER-Central

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Ross, Michael, and Valerie Otero. "Challenging traditional assumptions of secondary science through the PET curriculum." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12850&DocID=3382 (accessed 20 April 2024).

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