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Analyzing student understanding of vector field plots with respect to divergence
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Pascal Klein and Jochen Kuhn
A survey with N = 39 second-year students demonstrates that most students fail to relate graphical vector field representations to the concept of divergence. Even after providing them with two visual strategies (integral vs. derivative strategy), students still struggle to indicate whether vector fields have zero or non-zero divergence. To gain further insight into student reasoning, we captured their visual attention on the field plot via eye tracking. Fixation patterns and relevant eye-tracking measures reveal that both visual strategies are cognitively processed differently, and that success of either strategy depends on field characteristics. Future research will be outlined.
Physics Education Research Conference 2017
Part of the PER Conference series Cincinnati, OH: July 26-27, 2017 Pages 220-223
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=14609">Klein, Pascal, and Jochen Kuhn. "Analyzing student understanding of vector field plots with respect to divergence." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, July 26-27, 2017.</a>
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P. Klein and J. Kuhn, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, 2017, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14609&DocID=4786).
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P. Klein and J. Kuhn, Analyzing student understanding of vector field plots with respect to divergence, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, 2017, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14609&DocID=4786>.
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Klein, P., & Kuhn, J. (2017, July 26-27). Analyzing student understanding of vector field plots with respect to divergence. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14609&DocID=4786
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Klein, Pascal, and Jochen Kuhn. "Analyzing student understanding of vector field plots with respect to divergence." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, July 26-27, 2017. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14609&DocID=4786 (accessed 18 April 2024).
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Klein, Pascal, and Jochen Kuhn. "Analyzing student understanding of vector field plots with respect to divergence." Physics Education Research Conference 2017. Cincinnati, OH: 2017. 220-223 of PER Conference. 18 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14609&DocID=4786>.
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Author = "Pascal Klein and Jochen Kuhn",
Title = {Analyzing student understanding of vector field plots with respect to divergence},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2017},
Pages = {220-223},
Address = {Cincinnati, OH},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 26-27},
Year = {2017}
}
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