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Types of explanations students use to explain answers to conceptual physics questions
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Anne T. Alesandrini and Paula R. L. Heron
In order to investigate student ability to use -- and communicate -- correct and complete reasoning, we examine written explanations from students in introductory university physics courses who have been prompted to answer a conceptual physics question and to "explain." Rather than focusing on context-specific reasoning difficulties, we examine the variation in what, to students, may constitute satisfying explanations, paying attention to what is present beyond what might score points on an instructor's rubric. We present six different types of explanations with examples that illustrate the breadth of student responses. This broad view of student explanations has the potential to guide instruction aimed at the development of student explanation and argumentation skills in ways that leverage and are responsive to how students initially explain their reasoning.
Physics Education Research Conference 2019
Part of the PER Conference series Provo, UT: July 24-25, 2019 Pages 21-25
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=15246">Alesandrini, Anne T., and Paula R. L. Heron. "Types of explanations students use to explain answers to conceptual physics questions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT, July 24-25, 2019.</a>
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A. Alesandrini and P. Heron, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT, 2019, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15246&DocID=5161).
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A. Alesandrini and P. Heron, Types of explanations students use to explain answers to conceptual physics questions, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT, 2019, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15246&DocID=5161>.
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Alesandrini, A., & Heron, P. (2019, July 24-25). Types of explanations students use to explain answers to conceptual physics questions. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15246&DocID=5161
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Alesandrini, Anne T., and Paula R. L. Heron. "Types of explanations students use to explain answers to conceptual physics questions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT, July 24-25, 2019. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15246&DocID=5161 (accessed 19 April 2024).
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Alesandrini, Anne T., and Paula R. L. Heron. "Types of explanations students use to explain answers to conceptual physics questions." Physics Education Research Conference 2019. Provo, UT: 2019. 21-25 of PER Conference. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15246&DocID=5161>.
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Author = "Anne T. Alesandrini and Paula R. L. Heron",
Title = {Types of explanations students use to explain answers to conceptual physics questions},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2019},
Pages = {21-25},
Address = {Provo, UT},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 24-25},
Year = {2019}
}
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