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Student Ideas around Vector Decomposition in the Upper Division
written by Anna Turnbull, Leanne Doughty, Vashti Sawtelle, and Marcos D. Caballero
Vector decomposition is a skill required across physics contexts and levels. In this paper, we present our analysis of 463 student responses to an item on the Colorado Classical Mechanics/Math Methods Instrument that assesses student proficiency with vector decomposition in multiple coordinate systems. We offer separate categorizations for students' final expressions and their approaches to determining those expressions. The intersection between approaches and final expressions suggests that certain approaches are more productive. We discuss these intersections and the differences between students' responses in Cartesian and polar coordinate systems.
Physics Education Research Conference 2015
Part of the PER Conference series
College Park, MD: July 29-30, 2015
Pages 335-338
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Metadata instance created December 16, 2015 by Lyle Barbato
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A. Turnbull, L. Doughty, V. Sawtelle, and M. Caballero, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13902&DocID=4320).
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A. Turnbull, L. Doughty, V. Sawtelle, and M. Caballero, Student Ideas around Vector Decomposition in the Upper Division, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13902&DocID=4320>.
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Turnbull, A., Doughty, L., Sawtelle, V., & Caballero, M. (2015, July 29-30). Student Ideas around Vector Decomposition in the Upper Division. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13902&DocID=4320
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Turnbull, A, L. Doughty, V. Sawtelle, and M. Caballero. "Student Ideas around Vector Decomposition in the Upper Division." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, July 29-30, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13902&DocID=4320 (accessed 19 April 2024).
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Turnbull, Anna, Leanne Doughty, Vashti Sawtelle, and Marcos D. Caballero. "Student Ideas around Vector Decomposition in the Upper Division." Physics Education Research Conference 2015. College Park, MD: 2015. 335-338 of PER Conference. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13902&DocID=4320>.
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