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| Abstract Title: | Analyzing and Interpreting Data in Physics Class for Future Elementary Teachers |
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| Abstract: | Science and engineering practices (SEPs) are one of the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). To prepare future teachers to teach science in elementary school, there is a need to immerse them in these SEPs in undergraduate science classes that they take as part of their curriculum. We describe here results of study conducted in a physics course from future elementary teachers. The course encompassed three engineering design (ED) challenges, each focusing on a different conceptual area in the course. The study described here was conducted in the first unit on force and motion which centered around an ED challenge of designing a roller coaster. A key SEP embedded in this unit was 'analyzing and interpreting data.' (AID). Students were not explicitly told that they were engaged in AID. Rather, they were immersed in ED and inquiry-based activities that involved AID in various situations. At the end of the semester, students were asked to create written reflections where they described their experiences with AID and the role these processes played in the learning of science concepts as well as in the ED challenge. We describe themes emerging from students' reflections and implications for the process of integrating the learning of science with SEPs. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session 1 Room B |
| Poster Number: | 1B-12 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Jeffrey W. Murray Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Gina Zaccagnini, Purdue University S. Selcen Guzey, Purdue University N. Sanjay Rebello, Purdue University |
