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Using Qualitative Methods to Make and Support Claims in Physics Education Research
written by Cody Sandifer and Andy Johnson
This document summarizes a session, held at the 2002 Physics Education research conference, that was designed to stimulate conversations about the use of qualitative methods in physics education research. The session began with a general overview of qualitative research. Then, to provide a context for discussion, facilitators conducted a mini research activity; in which they introduced data (interview, video transcripts, and student work) from a university physics course for preservice teachers. Participants were given the task of examining the data and deciding whether a particular claim was sufficiently supported by the data. A rich discussion ensued, in which many research-related issues were raised. These issues, which might serve as topics of discussion for future sessions, are listed and briefly editorialized at the end of this paper.
Physics Education Research Conference 2002
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Boise, Idaho: August 7-8, 2002
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© 2002 Cody Sandifer, Andy Johnson
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10.1119/perc.2002.inv.004
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PERC 2002, classroom research, interpreting data, non-numerical research data, research methodology
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Metadata instance created September 27, 2006 by Lyle Barbato
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C. Sandifer and A. Johnson, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho, 2002, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4295&DocID=1155).
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C. Sandifer and A. Johnson, Using Qualitative Methods to Make and Support Claims in Physics Education Research, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho, 2002, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4295&DocID=1155>.
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Sandifer, C., & Johnson, A. (2002, August 7-8). Using Qualitative Methods to Make and Support Claims in Physics Education Research. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4295&DocID=1155
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Sandifer, Cody, and Andy Johnson. "Using Qualitative Methods to Make and Support Claims in Physics Education Research." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho, August 7-8, 2002. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4295&DocID=1155 (accessed 24 April 2024).
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Sandifer, Cody, and Andy Johnson. "Using Qualitative Methods to Make and Support Claims in Physics Education Research." Physics Education Research Conference 2002. Boise, Idaho: 2002. of PER Conference Invited Paper. 24 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4295&DocID=1155>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Cody Sandifer and Andy Johnson", Title = {Using Qualitative Methods to Make and Support Claims in Physics Education Research}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2002}, Address = {Boise, Idaho}, Series = {PER Conference Invited Paper}, Month = {August 7-8}, Year = {2002} }
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