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Examining the Positioning of Ideas in the Disciplines
We present a qualitative analysis of a group of students working through a task designed to build connections between biology, chemistry, and physics. During the discussion, members of the group explicitly index some of the ideas being presented as coming from "chemistry" and from "physics." While there is evidence that students seek coherence between outside knowledge and in-class knowledge, the evidence of the group's progress in co-constructing these ideas is subtle. In this paper, we present evidence that the progress students make in addressing and coordinating each other's ideas can be understood through a positional lens. We examine how students position ideas as having value for the discussion.
Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012 Volume 1513, Pages 366-369
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![]() <a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=12854">Sawtelle, V, T. Sikorski, C. Turpen, and E. Redish. "Examining the Positioning of Ideas in the Disciplines." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012.</a>
![]() V. Sawtelle, T. Sikorski, C. Turpen, and E. Redish, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 2012, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12854&DocID=3386).
![]() V. Sawtelle, T. Sikorski, C. Turpen, and E. Redish, Examining the Positioning of Ideas in the Disciplines, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 2012, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12854&DocID=3386>.
![]() Sawtelle, V., Sikorski, T., Turpen, C., & Redish, E. (2012, August 1-2). Examining the Positioning of Ideas in the Disciplines. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12854&DocID=3386
![]() Sawtelle, V, T. Sikorski, C. Turpen, and E. Redish. "Examining the Positioning of Ideas in the Disciplines." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12854&DocID=3386 (accessed 29 April 2025).
![]() Sawtelle, Vashti, Tiffany-Rose Sikorski, Chandra Turpen, and Edward F. Redish. "Examining the Positioning of Ideas in the Disciplines." Physics Education Research Conference 2012. Philadelphia, PA: 2012. 366-369 Vol. 1513 of PER Conference. 29 Apr. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12854&DocID=3386>.
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Author = "Vashti Sawtelle and Tiffany-Rose Sikorski and Chandra Turpen and Edward F. Redish",
Title = {Examining the Positioning of Ideas in the Disciplines},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2012},
Pages = {366-369},
Address = {Philadelphia, PA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Volume = {1513},
Month = {August 1-2},
Year = {2012}
}
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