Evidence of embodied cognition about wave propagation

Wittmann, Michael C.; Chase, Evan A.

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Evidence of embodied cognition about wave propagation

written by Michael C. Wittmann and Evan A. Chase

That students think of wavepulses as if throwing balls down a long taut spring is well established. Typical questions involve students imagining the spring already pulled taut; a different scenario would imagine them pulling the spring tight first. This situation creates a different baseline of physical experience from which to reason. For example, it provides a physical experience in which tension is a relevant measure in the system. We investigated the effects of students pulling the spring (or not) in interviews after instruction. We also wrote two surveys, each giving a different physical description of a typical problem. From interviews, we find evidence that a different embodiment of the problem affects students' responses. In surveys, with students asked to imagine different situations, we found no such evidence.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 383-386

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Basic Research - Cognition - Learning Theory Oscillations & Waves - Wave Motion = Transverse Pulses and Waves	- Lower Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680075
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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680075
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Ha
Keywords:: Experiential Learning, Interviews, PERC 2011, Wave Propagation
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created April 26, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
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=11891">Wittmann, Michael, and Evan Chase. "Evidence of embodied cognition about wave propagation." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>

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Wittmann, M., & Chase, E. (2011, August 3-4). Evidence of embodied cognition about wave propagation. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11891&DocID=2738

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Wittmann, Michael, and Evan Chase. "Evidence of embodied cognition about wave propagation." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11891&DocID=2738 (accessed 10 October 2024).

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Wittmann, Michael, and Evan Chase. "Evidence of embodied cognition about wave propagation." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 383-386 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 10 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11891&DocID=2738>.

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