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| Abstract Title: | Energy in Action: The Construction of Physics Ideas in Multiple Modes |
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| Abstract: | In a course organized around the development of diverse representations, no single mode of expression offers a complete picture of participants' understanding of the nature of energy. Instead, we argue, their understanding is actively constructed through the simultaneous use of a range of quite different kinds of representational resources (Goodwin, 2000), including not only words but also gestures, symbolic objects, participants moving their bodies in concert, and whatever other communicative modes the course invites them to use. Effective proximal formative assessment involves attention to all of these representational resources. Examples are provided from a teacher professional development course on energy. |
| Abstract Type: | Gallery Session Poster |
| Poster Gallery Session: | Proximal Formative Assessment |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Sarah B. McKagan McKagan Enterprises |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Eleanor W. Close, Seattle Pacific University Hunter G. Close, Texas State University - San Marcos Rachel E. Scherr, Seattle Pacific University |
