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Physical Review Physics Education Research
written by Patti C. Hamerski, Daryl R. McPadden, Marcos D. Caballero, and Paul W. Irving
High school science classrooms across the United States are answering calls to make computation a part of science learning. The problem is that there is little known about the barriers to learning that computation might bring to a science classroom or about how to help students overcome these challenges. This case study explores these challenges from the perspectives of students in a high school physics classroom with a newly revamped, computation-integrated curriculum. Focusing mainly on interviews to center the perspectives of students, we found that computation is a double-edged sword: It can make science learning more authentic for students who are familiar with it, but it can also generate frustration and an aversion towards physics for students who are not.
Physical Review Physics Education Research: Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 020109
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10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020109
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AP Physics, AP Physics case study, Computation in high school, Computational Physics, coding in high school, coding physics
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Metadata instance created August 28, 2022 by Lyle Barbato
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P. Hamerski, D. McPadden, M. Caballero, and P. Irving, , Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 18 (2), 020109 (2022), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020109).
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P. Hamerski, D. McPadden, M. Caballero, and P. Irving, Students’ perspectives on computational challenges in physics class, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 18 (2), 020109 (2022), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020109>.
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Hamerski, P., McPadden, D., Caballero, M., & Irving, P. (2022, August 2). Students’ perspectives on computational challenges in physics class. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 18(2), 020109. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020109
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Hamerski, P, D. McPadden, M. Caballero, and P. Irving. "Students’ perspectives on computational challenges in physics class." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 18, no. 2, (August 2, 2022): 020109, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020109 (accessed 12 November 2024).
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Hamerski, Patti C., Daryl R. McPadden, Marcos D. Caballero, and Paul Irving. "Students’ perspectives on computational challenges in physics class." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 18.2 (2022): 020109. 12 Nov. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020109>.
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