Learning Physics by Listening To Children

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written by Danielle B. Harlow and Valerie K. Otero

This paper examines the role that physics subject matter knowledge plays in one aspect of elementary teaching: listening to children's science ideas. Preliminary results of this study show that prospective teachers use their conceptual understanding of physics to analyze the "physics talk" of elementary students. This is demonstrated by their restatements of the children's ideas about physics phenomena.

Physics Education Research Conference 2004
Part of the PER Conference series
Sacramento, California: August 4-5, 2004
Volume 790, Pages 105-108

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Published: September 1, 2005

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Education Foundations - Sample Population = Age Education Practices - Active Learning - Teacher Preparation = Early Teaching Experiences	- Elementary School - Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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Restriction:: © 2004 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.2084712
NSF Number:: 0096856
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Ej; 01.40.Jp
Keywords:: PERC 2004, education, elementary teaching, listening, physics, prospective teachers, teacher training, teaching
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 19, 2009 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: July 9, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 1, 2005
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9542">Harlow, Danielle, and Valerie Otero. "Learning Physics by Listening To Children." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California, August 4-5, 2004.</a>

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D. Harlow and V. Otero, Learning Physics by Listening To Children, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California, 2004, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9542&DocID=2837>.

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Harlow, D., & Otero, V. (2004, August 4-5). Learning Physics by Listening To Children. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California. Retrieved May 3, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9542&DocID=2837

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Harlow, Danielle, and Valerie Otero. "Learning Physics by Listening To Children." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California, August 4-5, 2004. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9542&DocID=2837 (accessed 3 May 2025).

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Harlow, Danielle, and Valerie Otero. "Learning Physics by Listening To Children." Physics Education Research Conference 2004. Sacramento, California: 2004. 105-108 Vol. 790 of PER Conference. 3 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9542&DocID=2837>.

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