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Effects of Argumentation Scaffolds on Student Performance on Conceptual Physics Problems
written by Carina M. Rebello, Lloyd H. Barrow, and N. Sanjay Rebello
Studies have shown that embedding scientific argumentation in problem solving can enhance problem solving skills. However, research has also indicated that students have difficulties constructing arguments without appropriate scaffolds. We investigated the use of argumentation scaffolds on students' argumentation quality, conceptual quality, and solution strategies on conceptual problems in an introductory physics class. In this mixed method study we compared students' performance in two guided conditions – constructing an argument and evaluating two arguments – as well as one control condition. Our results indicate that the use of guiding prompts improves the argumentation and conceptual quality of students' solutions. Further, students in the guided conditions tended to use a wider variety of problem solving strategies than in the control condition. We discuss the implications of these results on the use of argumentation prompts on conceptual problems in introductory physics.
Physics Education Research Conference 2013
Part of the PER Conference series
Portland, OR: July 17-18, 2013
Pages 293-296
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10.1119/perc.2013.pr.061
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PERC 2013, argumentation, problem solving, scaffolding
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C. Rebello, L. Barrow, and N. Rebello, Effects of Argumentation Scaffolds on Student Performance on Conceptual Physics Problems, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, 2013, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13185&DocID=3732>.
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Rebello, C., Barrow, L., & Rebello, N. (2013, July 17-18). Effects of Argumentation Scaffolds on Student Performance on Conceptual Physics Problems. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13185&DocID=3732
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Rebello, C, L. Barrow, and N. Rebello. "Effects of Argumentation Scaffolds on Student Performance on Conceptual Physics Problems." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, July 17-18, 2013. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13185&DocID=3732 (accessed 29 March 2024).
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Rebello, Carina, Lloyd Barrow, and N. Sanjay Rebello. "Effects of Argumentation Scaffolds on Student Performance on Conceptual Physics Problems." Physics Education Research Conference 2013. Portland, OR: 2013. 293-296 of PER Conference. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13185&DocID=3732>.
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