Understanding and affecting student reasoning about sound waves Export

@article{citeulike:4462321, abstract = {Student learning of sound waves can be helped through the creation of group-learning classroom materials whose development and design rely on explicit investigations into student understanding. We describe reasoning in terms of sets of resources , i.e. grouped building blocks of thinking that are commonly used in many different settings. Students in our university physics classes often used sets of resources that were different from the ones we wish them to use. By designing curriculum materials that ask students to think about the physics from a different view, we bring about improvement in student understanding of sound waves. Our curriculum modifications are specific to our own classes, but our description of student learning is more generally useful for teachers. We describe how students can use multiple sets of resources in their thinking, and raise questions that should be considered by both instructors and researchers.}, author = {Wittmann, Michael and Steinberg, Richard N. and Redish, Edward F.}, citeulike-article-id = {4462321}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500690305024}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://perlnet.umephy.maine.edu/research/2001wittmannsound.pdf}, doi = {10.1080/09500690305024}, journal = {International Journal of Science Education}, keywords = {physics, resources}, number = {8}, pages = {991--1013}, posted-at = {2009-05-04 20:10:01}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Understanding and affecting student reasoning about sound waves}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500690305024}, volume = {25}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4462321 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4462321 N2 - Student learning of sound waves can be helped through the creation of group-learning classroom materials whose development and design rely on explicit investigations into student understanding. We describe reasoning in terms of sets of resources , i.e. grouped building blocks of thinking that are commonly used in many different settings. Students in our university physics classes often used sets of resources that were different from the ones we wish them to use. By designing curriculum materials that ask students to think about the physics from a different view, we bring about improvement in student understanding of sound waves. Our curriculum modifications are specific to our own classes, but our description of student learning is more generally useful for teachers. We describe how students can use multiple sets of resources in their thinking, and raise questions that should be considered by both instructors and researchers. IS - 8 JF - International Journal of Science Education EP - 1013 TI - Understanding and affecting student reasoning about sound waves PB - Routledge VL - 25 SP - 991 KW - physics KW - resources AU - Wittmann, Michael AU - Steinberg, Richard AU - Redish, Edward PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500690305024 ER -