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Use of Scientific Language by University Physics Students Communicating to the Public
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Kathleen A. Hinko, Jordan Seneca, and Noah D. Finkelstein
Communicating to non-expert audiences about advanced physics topics and current research is an essential practice for physicists. Typical language used by physicists speaking to other physicists, however, draws on a wealth of prior knowledge and community norms; using such scientific language with public audiences can be a barrier to effective communication. Drawing from observations and literature, we present a framework for the assessment of scientific language of physics students communicating scientific meaning to non-expert audiences. We apply this framework to the analysis of videos of university physics students instructed to describe their research to children. We classify the types of scientific language used by students and identify strategies they employ to mitigate the impact of jargon on the audience.
Physics Education Research Conference 2014
Part of the PER Conference series Minneapolis, MN: July 30-31, 2014 Pages 115-118
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=13462">Hinko, K, J. Seneca, and N. Finkelstein. "Use of Scientific Language by University Physics Students Communicating to the Public." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN, July 30-31, 2014.</a>
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K. Hinko, J. Seneca, and N. Finkelstein, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN, 2014, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13462&DocID=4061).
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K. Hinko, J. Seneca, and N. Finkelstein, Use of Scientific Language by University Physics Students Communicating to the Public, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN, 2014, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13462&DocID=4061>.
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Hinko, K., Seneca, J., & Finkelstein, N. (2014, July 30-31). Use of Scientific Language by University Physics Students Communicating to the Public. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13462&DocID=4061
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Hinko, K, J. Seneca, and N. Finkelstein. "Use of Scientific Language by University Physics Students Communicating to the Public." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN, July 30-31, 2014. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13462&DocID=4061 (accessed 26 April 2024).
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Hinko, Kathleen, Jordan Seneca, and Noah Finkelstein. "Use of Scientific Language by University Physics Students Communicating to the Public." Physics Education Research Conference 2014. Minneapolis, MN: 2014. 115-118 of PER Conference. 26 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13462&DocID=4061>.
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Author = "Kathleen Hinko and Jordan Seneca and Noah Finkelstein",
Title = {Use of Scientific Language by University Physics Students Communicating to the Public},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2014},
Pages = {115-118},
Address = {Minneapolis, MN},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 30-31},
Year = {2014}
}
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