Investigating and promoting epistemological sophistication in quantum physics

Hoehn, Jessica R.; Finkelstein, Noah D.

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Investigating and promoting epistemological sophistication in quantum physics

written by Jessica R. Hoehn and Noah D. Finkelstein

While the physics community has made significant strides to go beyond traditional conceptual and content mastery by focusing on student epistemologies, examinations of domain-specific epistemology have been less common in physics. This paper examines how students think of physics' connections to the real world in two different contexts: classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. We demonstrate domain-specific perspectives, show sophisticated reasoning by students (who hold different perspectives), and suggest that faculty perspective and instructional practices influence students' views.

Physics Education Research Conference 2017
Part of the PER Conference Juried Paper series
Cincinnati, OH: July 26-27, 2017
Pages 7-10

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Basic Research - Student Characteristics = Affect Quantum Physics - General	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2017.juried.002
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=14679">Hoehn, Jessica R., and Noah Finkelstein. "Investigating and promoting epistemological sophistication in quantum physics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, July 26-27, 2017.</a>

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Hoehn, J., & Finkelstein, N. (2017, July 26-27). Investigating and promoting epistemological sophistication in quantum physics. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14679&DocID=4856

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Hoehn, Jessica R., and Noah Finkelstein. "Investigating and promoting epistemological sophistication in quantum physics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, July 26-27, 2017. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14679&DocID=4856 (accessed 4 October 2024).

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Hoehn, Jessica R., and Noah Finkelstein. "Investigating and promoting epistemological sophistication in quantum physics." Physics Education Research Conference 2017. Cincinnati, OH: 2017. 7-10 of PER Conference Juried Paper. 4 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14679&DocID=4856>.

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