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| Abstract Title: | Using drawings to compare groupmates' experiences in an introductory physics lab |
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| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Abstract: | An introductory lab can be thought of as a Community of Practice: a group of members pursuing a set of goals by using conventional practices. Students develop different perspectives of the introductory lab community, embedded in each student's mental model of the lab. We administered a survey in which students drew a picture of their mental model of Introductory Physics for Life Sciences. In analyzing the contents of these drawings, we need to establish whether students draw their internalized perspectives as intended, or draw photographic depictions of the literal lab environment. To address this concern, we examine drawings from three groupmates. We arrange the contents of these drawings in a Venn diagram and look for similarities and differences in their literal, figurative, and abstract elements. We find that they hold only a few literal and figurative elements in common, with a broad diversity of unique literal, figurative, and abstract elements. |
| Session Time: | Poster Session C |
| Poster Number: | C-71 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
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Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
W. Brian Lane University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL 32224 Phone: 9045158098 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Charlotte Dries (she/her), University of North Florida Gabriella Khazal (she/her), University of North Florida Tiffany Snow (she/her), University of North Florida |
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