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| Thinking In Physics: Scientific Reasoning Skills & Metacognition in Introductory Physics Drs. Coletta & Phillips are currently working on a project that examines factors that may be related to student success in physics. They are looking at cognitive and epistemological aspects of student thinking. Specifically, scientific reasoning (such as working with proportions) and beliefs about how one learns. Results of early data analysis suggests that existing surveys may be useful in isolating factors that correlate with improvement on physics conceptual tests. Data primarily come from these surveys, but in the study interviews and other qualitative methods will be used. The hope is that by identifying some of the factors that correlate with conceptual understanding, they will be able to identify students who may need additional, or different, instruction.
Papers
Drs. Coletta & Phillips are interested in making contact with other instructors & researchers so a more diverse set of students can be studied. Anybody who would like to participate should contact either Dr. Coletta or Dr. Phillips.
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| jphillips@lmu.edu | ||