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| Abstract Title: | What Does it Mean to Create a Community? |
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| Abstract: | In this poster I ask the question, "What do we mean by the word 'community' and what is its role supporting freshman physics majors?" I examine this question in the context of The Compass Project, a program that seeks to "build community" and develop physics critical thinking skills with freshman physics students at the University of California, Berkeley. Compass works on these dual goals through a summer program, semester-long class, mentoring program, and a number of other smaller components. Does community mean that our students work together and live together? Does it mean that we have a set of norms for our classrooms and study groups? I examine both student interviews and class work toward addressing these questions and consider some of the wider education literature surrounding the word "community." |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster |
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| Primary Contact: |
Angela Little University of California, Berkeley |
