The paper introduces a set of formative assessment tasks and rubrics that were developed for use in an introductory physics instruction to help students acquire self-assess various scientific process abilities. We will describe the rubrics, tasks, student outcomes courses where used.

Abstract Design activities, when embedded in an inquiry cycle and appropriately scaffolded supplemented with reflection, can promote the development of habits mind (scientific abilities) that are important part scientific practice. Through Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE), students construct physics knowledge by engaging cycles replicate approach used physicists to knowledge. A significant portion student learning occurs ISLE instructional labs where design their own...

Physics education literature recommends using multiple representations to help students understand concepts and solve problems. However, there is little research concerning why use the whether those who them are more successful. This study addresses these questions free-body diagrams (diagrammatic used in problems involving forces) as a type of representation. We conducted two-year quantitative qualitative students' while solving physics found that when course consistently emphasizes...

In this paper we focus on some of the recent findings physics education research community in area multiple representations. The overlying trend with is how representations help students learn concepts and skills assist them problem solving. Two trends developed from latter are: use when solving problems different representational formats affect student performance We show our work relates to these provide reader an overall synopsis related advantages disadvantages for learning physics.

Good use of multiple representations is considered key to learning physics, and so there considerable motivation both learn how students when solving problems best teach problem using representations. In this study two large-lecture algebra-based physics courses at the University Colorado (CU) Rutgers, State New Jersey, we address issues. Students in each solved five common electrostatics varying difficulty, examine their solutions clarify relationship between representation performance on...

We investigate student understanding of energy and momentum concepts at the level introductory physics by designing administering a 25-item multiple choice test conducting individual interviews. find that most students have difficulty in qualitatively interpreting basic principles related to applying them physical situations.

This study investigates the gaze patterns of undergraduate college students attending a lecture-based physical science class to better understand relationships between and focus student attention during class. The investigators used new eye-tracking product; Tobii Glasses. glasses eliminate need for subjects on computer screen or carry around backpack-sized recording device, thus giving an investigator ability broader range research questions. investigation includes what in classroom (i.e....

Being able to represent physics problems and concepts in multiple ways for qualitative reasoning problem solving is a scientific ability we want our students develop. These representations can include but are not limited words, diagrams, equations, graphs, sketches. Physics education literature indicates that using beneficial student understanding of ideas solving. To find out why how use different solving, conducted case study six during the second semester two‐semester introductory course....

Views Icon Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Search Site Citation David Rosengrant, Alan Van Heuvelen, Eugenia Etkina; Free‐Body Diagrams: Necessary or Sufficient?. AIP Conf. Proc. 16 September 2005; 790 (1): 177–180. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2084730 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search...

Views Icon Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Search Site Citation David Rosengrant, Colin Thomson, Taha Mzoughi; Comparing Experts Novices in Solving Electrical Circuit Problems with the Help of Eye‐Tracking. AIP Conf. Proc. 5 November 2009; 1179 (1): 249–252. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3266728 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley...

Efforts to improve the number and quality of high school physics teaching workforce have taken several forms, including those sponsored by professional organizations. Using a series large-scale teacher demographic data sets from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), this study sought investigate trends in at national level two half decades between 1987 2012. Specifically, we investigated (i) details about degree backgrounds, main assignments, experience levels assigned teach...

Views Icon Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Search Site Citation P. Kohl, D. Rosengrant, N. Finkelstein; Comparing Explicit Implicit Teaching of Multiple Representation Use in Physics Problem Solving. AIP Conf. Proc. 30 January 2007; 883 (1): 145–148. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2508713 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers...

Eye-tracking has been widely used for research purposes in fields such as linguistics and marketing. However, there are many possibilities of how eye-trackers could be other disciplines like physics. A part physics education deals with the differences between novices experts, specifically each group solves problems. Though a great deal about these no that focuses on noticing exactly where experts look while solving Thus, to complement past research, I have created new technique called gaze...

This paper is the first in a series of three describing controlled study "Transfer scientific abilities". The was conducted large enrollment student introductory physics course taught via Investigative Science Learning Environment. Its goal to find whether designing their own experiments labs affects students' approaches experimental problem solving new areas and biology, learning concepts. theoretical framework for design based on transfer theories such as "preparation future learning",...

Multiple representations are a valuable tool to help students learn and understand physics concepts.1 Furthermore, how think act like real scientists.2 These include: pictures, free-body diagrams,3 energy bar charts,4 electrical circuits, and, more recently, computer simulations animations.5 However, instructors have limited choices when they want their impulse momentum. One of the only available options is impulse-momentum chart.6 The charts can effectively show magnitude momentum as well...

This paper is the second in series of three describing a controlled study "Transfer scientific abilities". The was conducted large‐enrollment introductory physics course taught via Investigative Science Learning Environment. Its goal to find whether designing their own experiments labs affects students' approaches experimental problem solving new areas and biology, learning concepts. reports on part that assesses student work while an content area not studied class. For quantitative...

This paper is the third in a series of three describing controlled study "Transfer scientific abilities". The was conducted large‐enrollment introductory physics course taught via Investigative Science Learning Environment. Its goal to find whether designing their own experiments labs affects students' approaches experimental problem solving new areas and biology learning concepts. part project presented this involves students control groups biology‐related that required an experiment...

We investigate student understanding of energy and momentum concepts at the level introductory physics by designing administering a 25-item multiple choice test conducting individual interviews. find that most students have difficulty in qualitatively interpreting basic principles related to applying them physical situations. The development process summary results are presented.

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Some educators use what we call a “hook” as key element in their lessons. We “hooks” to get our students interested it is are teaching. Many teachers have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards and establish phenomena engine that drives scientific investigation learning classroom. illustrate melding of real-world investigation, research, practices with science teaching found middle high school settings. Interested more motivated, curious, attentive. This increases likelihood they will...