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Teacher and Curriculum Factors that Influence Middle School Students' Sense-Making Discussions of Force/Motion
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Cody Sandifer
This study investigated small-group discussions in an inquiry-based middle school science classroom. The purpose of the study was to determine the teacher and curriculum factors that provide support (or not) for students' sense-making discussions. To do this, two student groups were videotaped as they participated in force/motion activities. Analysis revealed that sense-making discussion was influenced by an occasional lack of teacher adherence to the curriculum philosophy, particular types of discussion prompts, the drawing of free-body and energy diagrams, and other teacher and curriculum factors.
Physics Education Research Conference 2004
Part of the PER Conference series Sacramento, California: August 4-5, 2004 Volume 790, Pages 141-144
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
9. The Mathematical World
9B. Symbolic Relationships
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics AlignmentsExpressions and Equations (6-8)
Understand the connections between proportional relationships,
lines, and linear equations. (8)
Functions (8)
Use functions to model relationships between quantities. (8)
High School — Functions (9-12)
Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models? (9-12)
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Series = {PER Conference},
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Month = {August 4-5},
Year = {2004}
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