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written by R. Padraic Springuel, Michael C. Wittmann, and John R. Thompson
We use clustering, an analysis method not presently common to the physics education research community, to group and characterize student responses to written questions about two-dimensional kinematics. Previously, clustering has been used to analyze multiple-choice data; we analyze free-response data that includes both sketches of vectors and written elements. The primary goal of this paper is to describe the methodology itself; we include a brief overview of relevant results.
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© 2007 The American Physical Society
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107
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1554-9178
Keywords:
acceleration, centripetal, clustering methodology, statistical analysis, tangential
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Metadata instance created July 4, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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R. Springuel, M. Wittmann, and J. Thompson, , Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3 (2), 020107 (2007), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107).
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R. Springuel, M. Wittmann, and J. Thompson, Applying clustering to statistical analysis of student reasoning about two-dimensional kinematics, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3 (2), 020107 (2007), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107>.
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Springuel, R., Wittmann, M., & Thompson, J. (2007, December 3). Applying clustering to statistical analysis of student reasoning about two-dimensional kinematics. Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 3(2), 020107. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107
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Springuel, R, M. Wittmann, and J. Thompson. "Applying clustering to statistical analysis of student reasoning about two-dimensional kinematics." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, no. 2, (December 3, 2007): 020107, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107 (accessed 28 March 2024).
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Springuel, R. Padraic, Michael Wittmann, and John Thompson. "Applying clustering to statistical analysis of student reasoning about two-dimensional kinematics." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3.2 (2007): 020107. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107>.
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@article{ Author = "R. Padraic Springuel and Michael Wittmann and John Thompson", Title = {Applying clustering to statistical analysis of student reasoning about two-dimensional kinematics}, Journal = {Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res.}, Volume = {3}, Number = {2}, Pages = {020107}, Month = {December}, Year = {2007} }
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