Just Math: A New Epistemic Frame

Wolf, Steven F.; Doughty, Leanne; Irving, Paul W.; Sayre, Eleanor C.; Caballero, Marcos D.

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Just Math: A New Epistemic Frame

written by Steven F. Wolf, Leanne Doughty, Paul W. Irving, Eleanor C. Sayre, and Marcos D. Caballero

A goal of PER is to understand how students use math in physics contexts. To investigate how students use math, we need to identify transitions between conceptual sense-making about physical systems and using mathematics to describe and to make predictions about those systems. We reviewed video of students solving a variety of physics problems in small groups through the lens of epistemic frames (e-frames). In this paper, we present a new e-frame, which we are calling "Just Math", that is similar to the Worksheet e-frame, but is characterized by brief, low-level, math-focused utterances between students, in some cases along with expansive off-topic discussions. Future work will focus on analyzing the transitions into and out of this e-frame so that we may develop a more coherent understanding of students' use of math in physics.

Physics Education Research Conference 2014
Part of the PER Conference series
Minneapolis, MN: July 30-31, 2014
Pages 275-278

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DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2014.pr.065
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Ha
Keywords:: Learning theory, PERC 2014, Science teaching
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Wolf, S., Doughty, L., Irving, P., Sayre, E., & Caballero, M. (2014, July 30-31). Just Math: A New Epistemic Frame. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13511&DocID=4106

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Wolf, S, L. Doughty, P. Irving, E. Sayre, and M. Caballero. "Just Math: A New Epistemic Frame." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN, July 30-31, 2014. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13511&DocID=4106 (accessed 19 April 2024).

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Wolf, Steven, Leanne Doughty, Paul Irving, Eleanor Sayre, and Marcos D. Caballero. "Just Math: A New Epistemic Frame." Physics Education Research Conference 2014. Minneapolis, MN: 2014. 275-278 of PER Conference. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13511&DocID=4106>.

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