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| Abstract Title: | Capturing modeling pathways using the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments |
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| Abstract: | A choose-your-own-adventure online assessment has been developed to measure the process of modeling undertaken by students when asked to measure the Earth's gravitational constant, g, using a simple pendulum. This activity forms part of the Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments (MAPLE), which is being developed to assess upper-division students' proficiency in modeling. The role of the pendulum activity is to serve as a pre-test assessment with apparatus that students are likely to be familiar. Using an initial sample of student data from a development phase of the assessment, we show that the pendulum activity is able to discriminate between a range of student processes that are relevant to understanding student engagement with modeling as a scientific tool. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session III |
| Poster Number: | 3.C5 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Michael Fox University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Benjamin Pollard - University of Colorado Boulder Laura Ri?os - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo H. J. Lewandowski - University of Colorado Boulder |
