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Bollen, Laurens; van Kampen, Paul; Baily, Charles; De Cock, Mieke – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Many students struggle with the use of mathematics in physics courses. Although typically well trained in rote mathematical calculation, they often lack the ability to apply their acquired skills to physical contexts. Such student difficulties are particularly apparent in undergraduate electrodynamics, which relies heavily on the use of vector…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Magnets, Energy, Semi Structured Interviews
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Hawthorne, Casey; Rasmussen, Chris – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2015
While a significant amount of research has been devoted to exploring why university students struggle applying logic, limited work can be found on how students actually make sense of the notational and structural components used in association with logic. We adapt the theoretical framework of unitizing and reification, which have been effectively…
Descriptors: College Students, Logical Thinking, Mathematical Logic, Abstract Reasoning
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Psycharis, Sarantos – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
Computational experiment approach considers models as the fundamental instructional units of Inquiry Based Science and Mathematics Education (IBSE) and STEM Education, where the model take the place of the "classical" experimental set-up and simulation replaces the experiment. Argumentation in IBSE and STEM education is related to the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Mathematics Education, Persuasive Discourse, Experiments