Students’ perspectives on computational challenges in physics class
Students’ perspectives on computational challenges in physics class
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevphyseducres.18.020109
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发表时间:
2022-02
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Paul C. Hamerski;Daryl McPadden;Marcos D. Caballero;P. Irving
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作者:
Paul C. Hamerski;Daryl McPadden;Marcos D. Caballero;P. Irving
High school science classrooms across the United States are answering calls to make computation a part of science learning. The problem is that there is little known about the barriers to learning that computation might bring to a science classroom or about how to help students overcome these challenges. This case study explores these challenges from the perspectives of students in a high school physics classroom with a newly revamped, computation-integrated curriculum. Focusing mainly on interviews to center the perspectives of students, we found that computation is a double-edged sword: It can make science learning more authentic for students who are familiar with it, but it can also generate frustration and an aversion towards physics for students who are not.