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Students’ Perceptions of a Self-Diagnosis Task
written by Rafi Safadi and Edit Yerushalmi
What happens when students are required to engage in a self-diagnosis task; in other words get time and credit for identifying mistakes they made assisted by a sample solution? We examine this question using data collected on 180 high school students in the Arab sector in Israel. Students were able to find significant differences between their solutions and the sample solution. Yet many did not provide self-explanations indicating that they acknowledged a conflict between their mental models and the scientific model. Further, students also addressed non-significant differences. They apparently referred to the sample solution as an ultimate template and identified external deviations from it as flaws or weaknesses. Students reflected on their personal solution process, and the materials used in the task. The findings suggest allocating time for scaffolding "self-diagnosis".
Physics Education Research Conference 2009
Part of the PER Conference series
Ann Arbor, Michigan: July 29-30, 2009
Volume 1179, Pages 257-260
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Education Foundations
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= Self Assessment
- Learning Theory
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- Active Learning
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DOI:
10.1063/1.3266730
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01.40.gb
01.40.Ha
Keywords:
PERC 2009, learning from mistakes, mental models, problem solving, problem solving, sample solution, scientific models, self-diagnosis, self-diagnosis task, self-explanation, self-explanation, self-repair
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Metadata instance created October 12, 2009 by Alea Smith
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R. Safadi and E. Yerushalmi, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2009, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9497&DocID=1374).
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R. Safadi and E. Yerushalmi, Students’ Perceptions of a Self-Diagnosis Task, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2009, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9497&DocID=1374>.
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Safadi, R., & Yerushalmi, E. (2009, July 29-30). Students’ Perceptions of a Self-Diagnosis Task. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9497&DocID=1374
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Safadi, Rafi, and Edit Yerushalmi. "Students’ Perceptions of a Self-Diagnosis Task." 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=9497&DocID=1374 (accessed 28 March 2024).
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Safadi, Rafi, and Edit Yerushalmi. "Students’ Perceptions of a Self-Diagnosis Task." Physics Education Research Conference 2009. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 2009. 257-260 Vol. 1179 of PER Conference. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9497&DocID=1374>.
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