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| Abstract Title: | Comparative analysis of letters and reports in an upper-division lab |
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| Abstract: | In redesigning the Modern Physics Lab at Strive University, where its purpose was in developing writing skills. We also implemented the pedagogical method Letters Home which offers students the ability to practice communication in a form of letters to experts and non-experts. We used the AAPT guidelines to develop a coding scheme with 8 categories. And used a linguistic analysis software program called LIWC to assess the data's language variables authenticity, clout, tone, and analytics. This case study investigates 6 students' completion of 6 writing assignments (letters and reports) to a real audience. Our results indicate 6 of the 8 coding categories appear in at least 50% of the data. Also, there are similarities in artifacts'' analytics, and authenticity scores were double for artifacts to non-experts than experts. We concluded our coding scheme characterizes physics communication, and the similarities between letters and lab reports may be due to our curriculum redesign. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session I |
| Poster Number: | 1.B5 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Charles L. Ramey II Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Dimitrie R. Dounas-Frazer, Western Washington University Beth Thacker, Texas Tech University |
