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| Abstract Title: | Coaching a Problem-Solving Framework: Evaluation from High School Physics Teachers |
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| Abstract: | Computer modules developed at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities use cognitive apprenticeship to coach the decision-making process required to develop a problem solving framework. As such, there exists a potential to apply the modules towards additional learning environments, e.g. a pre-college environment. Four high school in-service instructors from the central Arkansas area were interviewed in a case study analysis to discuss whether they believed a subset of coaches modified for algebra-based physics would meet expectations of student performance or augment student preparation for university-level physics courses. The instructors collectively have teaching experience that includes 9th-grade physical science, pre-AP upper-level physics courses, and AP Physics B and C courses. Audio-visual recordings and written artifacts serve to inform future development for the benefit of high school physics classrooms, both in terms of preparing students for university-level physics education, and in terms of professional development for pre-service and in-service teachers. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Mishal Benson University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Andrew Mason, University of Central Arkansas |
