Changing Scientific Reasoning and Conceptual Understanding in College Students

Pyper, Brian A.

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Changing Scientific Reasoning and Conceptual Understanding in College Students

written by Brian A. Pyper

Data from several years and several different classes have shown that Lawson test scores do not change much over the course of a single semester and are strongly correlated with FCI gains. So what does change Lawson scores? We have new data that we think shows that more interaction with materials that demand reasoning (and not just clicker questions and end of chapter Homework problems) improves reasoning ability and subsequently conceptual development.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 63-65

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Basic Research - Assessment = Conceptual Assessment - Cognition - Student Characteristics = Ability = Skills General Physics - Scientific Reasoning	- Lower Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Article

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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3679994
PACS:: 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: LCTSR, PERC 2011
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Record Updated:: May 15, 2012 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2012

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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=11813">Pyper, Brian A.. "Changing Scientific Reasoning and Conceptual Understanding in College Students." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>

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Pyper, B. (2011, August 3-4). Changing Scientific Reasoning and Conceptual Understanding in College Students. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11813&DocID=2663

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Pyper, Brian A.. "Changing Scientific Reasoning and Conceptual Understanding in College Students." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11813&DocID=2663 (accessed 16 January 2025).

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Pyper, Brian A.. "Changing Scientific Reasoning and Conceptual Understanding in College Students." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 63-65 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 16 Jan. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11813&DocID=2663>.

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