Learning physics in context: a study of student learning about electricity and magnetism
Physics Education
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
This paper re-centres the discussion of student learning in physics to focus on context. In order to do so, a theoretically-motivated understanding of context is developed. Given a well-defined notion of context, data from a novel university class in electricity and magnetism are analyzed to demonstrate the central and inextricable role of context in student learning. This work sits within a broader effort to create and analyze environments which support student learning in the sciences
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0505092,
title = {Learning physics in context: a study of student learning about electricity and magnetism},
author = {N. D. Finkelstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0505092},
year = {2009}
}
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36 pages, 4 Figures