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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"student reasoning"”.
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Improving instruction in mechanics through indentification and elicitation of pivotal cases in student reasoning
… represent new instances of common patterns of student reasoning, notably the conflation of related concepts. In cases where persistent student errors were already well known, tutorial instructional materials existed at the start of this project. These materials had been developed with specific …
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The Effect of Force Feedback on Student Reasoning about Gravity, Mass, Force and Motion
… within a computer simulation had an effect on reasoning by fifth grade students about gravity, mass, force, and motion, concepts which can be difficult for learners to grasp. Few studies have been done on cognitive learning and haptic feedback, particularly with young learners, but there is an …
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A Fourth Grade Teaching Experiment on Fraction Magnitude: Investigating Student Reasoning Through Mathematical Discourse and Design Research
Abstract Students in the United States continue to struggle with fraction mastery despite the fact that understanding fractions is essential for further progress in mathematics (NAEP, 2008). This research project investigated the potential of using high-press mathematical discourse (Kazemi & …
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The FOCUS Framework: Snapshots of Mathematics Teacher Noticing
… review lessons that support the development of students’ mathematical thinking. Teacher noticing refers to what teachers see and how they interpret these observations to decide their responses to classroom situations. More specifically, this study examines what makes noticing productive with …
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DC circuits : contextual variation of student responses
Many studies have shown that students (at both school and university) have difficulties in understanding the concepts associated with DC circuits. Two competing theoretical frameworks have been advanced to explain these problems: "misconceptions" and "knowledge-in-pieces". The former is based on …
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Characterising Mechanistic Reasoning of Senior Biology Students in Hong Kong
Six Year 10 biology students from two schools in Hong Kong were interviewed to give explanations about biological phenomena related to these topics: enzymes and metabolism as well as the breathing system and transport system in humans. Their responses were coded (activity, condition, entity, …
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Developing early algebraic reasoning in a mathematical community of inquiry
… explores the development of early algebraic reasoning in mathematical communities of inquiry. Under consideration is the different pathways teachers take as they develop their own understanding of early algebra and then enact changes in their classroom to facilitate algebraic reasoning …
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Evidence of Student Learning of Spectrophotometry and Intermolecular Forces in the Chemistry Laboratory
This dissertation investigates how undergraduate students engage with analytical methods and foundational concepts in the general chemistry laboratory with attention to meaningful learning and mechanistic reasoning. Using these frameworks three laboratory activities explored student perceptions and …
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"Concept" and "Context": Toward modelling understanding in Physics Education research
… in physics education research (PER). Why does student understanding of a concept depend so crucially on the context in which it is embedded? This dissertation attempts to answer this question by using a variety of theoretical tools to model understanding. We conducted three empirical studies …
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Difficulty as a concept inventory design consideration: An exploratory study of the concept assessment tool for statics (CATS)
<p>The ability for engineering students to apply mathematic, scientific and engineering knowledge to real-life problems depends greatly on developing deep conceptual knowledge that structures and relates the meaning of underlying principles. Concept inventories have emerged as a class of tests …