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Physical Review Physics Education Research
written by Amogh Sirnoorkar, Paul D. O. Bergeron, and James T. Laverty
Researchers in physics education have advocated both for including modeling in science classrooms as well as promoting student engagement with sensemaking. These two processes facilitate the generation of new knowledge by connecting to one's existing ideas. Despite being two distinct processes, modeling is often described as sensemaking of the physical world. In the current work, we provide an explicit, framework-based analysis of the intertwining between modeling and sensemaking by analyzing think-aloud interviews of two students solving a physics problem. While one student completes the task, the other abandons their approach. The case studies reveal that particular aspects of modeling and sensemaking processes co-occur. For instance, the priming on the 'given' information from the problem statement constituted the students' engagement with their mental models, and their attempts to resolve inconsistencies in understanding involved the use of external representations. We find that barriers experienced in modeling can inhibit students' sustained sensemaking. These results suggest ways for future research to support students' sensemaking in physics by promoting modeling practices.
Physical Review Physics Education Research: Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 010118
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Rotational Dynamics
Education - Applied Research
- Active Learning
= Modeling
= Problem Solving
- Instructional Material Design
= Activity
Education - Basic Research
- Cognition
= Cognition Development
= Cognitive Conflict
- Learning Theory
= Cognitive Modeling
= Representations
- Problem Solving
= Metacognition
= Processes
- Student Characteristics
= Skills
General Physics
- Physics Education Research
- Scientific Reasoning
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Reference Material
= Research study
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10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010118
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Keywords:
Gravitron Problem, Modeling instruction, angular velocity, epistemology, rotational motion
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Metadata instance created March 28, 2023 by Lyle Barbato
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A. Sirnoorkar, P. Bergeron, and J. Laverty, , Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19 (1), 010118 (2023), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010118).
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A. Sirnoorkar, P. Bergeron, and J. Laverty, Sensemaking and scientific modeling: Intertwined processes analyzed in the context of physics problem solving, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19 (1), 010118 (2023), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010118>.
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Sirnoorkar, A., Bergeron, P., & Laverty, J. (2023, March 8). Sensemaking and scientific modeling: Intertwined processes analyzed in the context of physics problem solving. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 19(1), 010118. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010118
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Sirnoorkar, A, P. Bergeron, and J. Laverty. "Sensemaking and scientific modeling: Intertwined processes analyzed in the context of physics problem solving." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, no. 1, (March 8, 2023): 010118, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010118 (accessed 3 December 2024).
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Sirnoorkar, Amogh, Paul D. O. Bergeron, and James Laverty. "Sensemaking and scientific modeling: Intertwined processes analyzed in the context of physics problem solving." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19.1 (2023): 010118. 3 Dec. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010118>.
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