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Supporting Learning and Thinking with Multiple Representations in Upper Division Physics Courses

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Alfson, Jonathan W.

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Physicists solve problems and communicate their work using many external representations, such as equations, words, diagrams, graphs, sketches, pictures, and more. To learn physics, then, students must learn to use external representations. In this dissertation, I present three manuscripts. Each manuscript discusses how upper-division Paradigms in Physics students use multiple...

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to consider (a), then (b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3.2
Sensemaking Throughout the Physics Curriculum: Understanding Expert and Student Ideas About Sensemaking in a Physics Context

Creator:

Lenz, MacKenzie

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Physics sensemaking is a growing topic of study within the physics education community. Many lenses have been used to study sensemaking but few have considered how time and instruction can impact student sensemaking practices and ideas. In this dissertation, I present four studies that address four major questions: What sensemaking...

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Dissertation

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posted on the course website for reference. 11 (a) (b) Figure 1.1: Homework problem from Mechanics