The Influence of Tablet PCs on Students’ Use of Multiple Representations in Lab Reports

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written by Clarisa Bercovich Guelman, Charles J. De Leone, and Edward Price

This study examined how different tools influenced students' use of representations in the Physics laboratory. In one section of a lab course, every student had a Tablet PC that served as a digital-ink based lab notebook. Students could seamlessly create hand-drawn graphics and equations, and write lab reports on the same computer used for data acquisition, simulation, and analysis. In another lab section, students used traditional printed lab guides, kept paper notebooks, and then wrote lab reports on regular laptops. Analysis of the lab reports showed differences between the sections' use of multiple representations, including an increased use of diagrams and equations by the Tablet users.

Physics Education Research Conference 2009
Part of the PER Conference series
Ann Arbor, Michigan: July 29-30, 2009
Volume 1179, Pages 153-156

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Published: November 11, 2009

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Education Foundations - Communication = Representations Education Practices - Curriculum Development = Laboratory - Technology = Computers	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Restriction:: © 2009 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3266701
PACS:: 01.50.Lc
Keywords:: PERC 2009, activity theory, laboratory tools, multiple representation, multiple representations, physics lab, tablet PC, tablets, tools
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 4, 2009 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: March 11, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 11, 2009
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Guelman, C., De Leone, C., & Price, E. (2009, July 29-30). The Influence of Tablet PCs on Students’ Use of Multiple Representations in Lab Reports. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9460&DocID=1345

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Guelman, C, C. De Leone, and E. Price. "The Influence of Tablet PCs on Students’ Use of Multiple Representations in Lab Reports." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9460&DocID=1345 (accessed 1 May 2025).

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Guelman, Clarisa, Charles De Leone, and Edward Price. "The Influence of Tablet PCs on Students’ Use of Multiple Representations in Lab Reports." Physics Education Research Conference 2009. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 2009. 153-156 Vol. 1179 of PER Conference. 1 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9460&DocID=1345>.

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