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Assessing for shifts in learner's energy reasoning strategies
written by Lane Seeley
The Energy Project is a research effort aimed at increasing learner engagement with energy concepts in K-12 classrooms. We work closely with elementary and secondary science teachers, offering professional development opportunities in which teachers use energy tracking strategies to make sense of energy conservation in a wide range of complex physical phenomena. We value the construction and refinement of flexible, rigorous and intuitive energy models which will empower learners to make sense of phenomena and resources that they care about in the real world. Therefore, both in instruction and assessment we prioritize energy reasoning strategies over static lists of energy facts or correct explanations. In this paper we share preliminary evidence of significant shifts in teacher's constructive use of diagrams and rigorous attention to energy tracking when confronted with a novel energy scenario. We believe that this study has methodological implications for future research on shifts in energy understanding.
Physics Education Research Conference 2013
Part of the PER Conference series
Portland, OR: July 17-18, 2013
Pages 337-340
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Classical Mechanics
- Work and Energy
Education Foundations
- Assessment
= Methods
- Cognition
- Learning Theory
- Problem Solving
= Metacognition
= Representational Use
- Sample Population
= Instructor: In-service
Education Practices
- Professional Development
General Physics
- Scientific Reasoning
- Graduate/Professional
- Reference Material
= Research study
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American Association of Physics Teachers
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10.1119/perc.2013.pr.072
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0822342
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Keywords:
PERC 2013, conservation, diagrams, energy, preparation for future learning, professional development, reasoning strategies, representations
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L. Seeley, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, 2013, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13142&DocID=3689).
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L. Seeley, Assessing for shifts in learner's energy reasoning strategies, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, 2013, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13142&DocID=3689>.
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Seeley, L. (2013, July 17-18). Assessing for shifts in learner's energy reasoning strategies. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13142&DocID=3689
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Seeley, Lane. "Assessing for shifts in learner's energy reasoning strategies." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, July 17-18, 2013. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13142&DocID=3689 (accessed 29 March 2024).
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Seeley, Lane. "Assessing for shifts in learner's energy reasoning strategies." Physics Education Research Conference 2013. Portland, OR: 2013. 337-340 of PER Conference. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13142&DocID=3689>.
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