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Abstract Title: | Seeking physical/mathematical coherence by recruiting and reconciling reasoning: A case study in E&M |
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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 |
Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
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 |