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| Abstract Title: | Evolution of Socio-Cultural Perspectives in My Research |
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| Abstract: | Over the past 10 years I have been using socio-cultural theoretical perspectives to understand how people learn physics in a highly interactive, inquiry-based physics course such as Physics and Everyday Thinking. As a result of using various perspectives (e.g. Distributed Cognition and Vygotsky's Theory of Concept Formation), my understanding of how these perspectives can be useful for investigating students' learning processes has changed. I will illustrate changes in my thinking about the role of socio-cultural perspectives in understanding physics learning and describe elements of my thinking that have remained stable. Finally, I will discuss pitfalls in the use of certain perspectives and discuss areas that need attention in theoretical development for PER. |
| Abstract Type: | Targeted Poster |
| Targeted Session: | Broadening Our Lens: Socio-Cultural Perspectives in PER (Part I: artifacts and mediation) |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Valerie Otero University of Colorado |
