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Abstract Title: Seeking physical/mathematical coherence by recruiting and reconciling reasoning: A case study in E&M
Abstract: The entanglement between physical and mathematical reasoning can be exploited for problem solving, making physical/mathematical coherence seeking a desirable learning goal. We endeavor to enrich the empirical knowledge of students' coherent physical/mathematical reasoning through a video analysis of problem solving. Drawing from a corpus of 18 interviews with students solving qualitative E&M problems, we discuss a case study of a student who undertakes multiple contradicting lines of reasoning and ultimately reconciles them. We discuss the types of coherent reasoning that they recruit and the central role of physical/mathematical coherence seeking in their problem solving and learning.
Abstract Type: Contributed Poster Presentation
Session Time: Poster Session 2 Room A
Poster Number: 2A-18
Contributed Paper Record: Contributed Paper Information
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Author/Organizer Information

Primary Contact: Gabriel S. Ehrlich
Departments of Physics and Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 15304009040
Co-Author(s)
and Co-Presenter(s)
Katherine Gifford, Department of Physics, Adelphi University
Eric Kuo, Departments of Physics and Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Engin Bumbacher, Haute École Pédagogique Vaud