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Studying Transfer Of Scientific Reasoning Abilities
written by Eugenia Etkina, Anna Karelina, and Maria Ruibal Villasenor
Students taking introductory physics courses not only need to learn the fundamental concepts and to solve simple problems but also need to learn to approach more complex problems and to reason like scientists. Hypothetico-deductive reasoning is considered one of the most important types of reasoning employed by scientists. If-then logic allows students to test hypotheses and reject those that are not supported by testing experiments. Can we teach students to reason hypothetico-deductively and to apply this reasoning to problems outside of physics? This study investigates the development and transfer from physics to real life of hypothetico-deductive reasoning abilities by students enrolled in an introductory physics course at a large state university. The abilities include formulating hypotheses and making predictions concerning the outcomes of testing experiments. (The work was supported by NSF grant REC 0529065.)
Physics Education Research Conference 2006
Part of the PER Conference series
Syracuse, New York: July 26-27, 2006
Volume 883, Pages 81-84
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Education Foundations
- Cognition
- Learning Theory
= Transfer
General Physics
- Scientific Reasoning
- Lower Undergraduate
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https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2508696
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© 2006 American Institute of Physics
DOI:
10.1063/1.2508696
NSF Number:
0529065
PACSs:
01.40.Fk
01.40.gf
01.50.Kw
Keywords:
Hypothetical-deductive reasoning, PERC 2006, cognition, student experiments
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Metadata instance created June 4, 2007 by Shawn Weatherford
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July 16, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
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E. Etkina, A. Karelina, and M. Ruibal Villasenor, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York, 2006, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5235&DocID=2104).
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E. Etkina, A. Karelina, and M. Ruibal Villasenor, Studying Transfer Of Scientific Reasoning Abilities, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York, 2006, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5235&DocID=2104>.
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Etkina, E., Karelina, A., & Ruibal Villasenor, M. (2006, July 26-27). Studying Transfer Of Scientific Reasoning Abilities. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5235&DocID=2104
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Etkina, E, A. Karelina, and M. Ruibal Villasenor. "Studying Transfer Of Scientific Reasoning Abilities." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York, July 26-27, 2006. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5235&DocID=2104 (accessed 28 March 2024).
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Etkina, Eugenia, Anna Karelina, and Maria Ruibal Villasenor. "Studying Transfer Of Scientific Reasoning Abilities." Physics Education Research Conference 2006. Syracuse, New York: 2006. 81-84 Vol. 883 of PER Conference. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5235&DocID=2104>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Eugenia Etkina and Anna Karelina and Maria Ruibal Villasenor", Title = {Studying Transfer Of Scientific Reasoning Abilities}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2006}, Pages = {81-84}, Address = {Syracuse, New York}, Series = {PER Conference}, Volume = {883}, Month = {July 26-27}, Year = {2006} }
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