Addressing Barriers to Conceptual Understanding in IE Physics Classes

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written by Vincent P. Coletta and Jeffrey A. Phillips

We report on the Thinking in Physics project, which helps students who demonstrate weak scientific reasoning skills, as measured by low pre-instruction scores on the Lawson Test of Scientific Reasoning Ability. Without special help, such students are unlikely to achieve a good conceptual understanding of introductory mechanics. Student participants have demonstrated post-instruction improvement on the Lawson test and significantly higher normalized FCI gains than would have been predicted on the basis of pre-instruction Lawson scores.

Physics Education Research Conference 2009
Part of the PER Conference series
Ann Arbor, Michigan: July 29-30, 2009
Volume 1179, Pages 117-120

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Published: November 11, 2009

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Education Foundations - Student Characteristics Education Practices - Active Learning = Problem Solving - Instructional Material Design	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Reference Material = Report = Research study

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Restriction:: © 2009 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3266691
NSF Number:: 0633353
PACS:: 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: Lawson Test of Scientific Reasoning Ability, PERC 2009, Thinking in Physics project, conceptual understanding, introductory mechanics, scientific reasoning
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 4, 2009 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: July 15, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 11, 2009
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