Supporting student construction of alternative lines of reasoning
Supporting student construction of alternative lines of reasoning
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支持学生构建替代推理思路
DOI:
10.1119/perc.2021.pr.mays
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发表时间:
2021
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通讯作者:
Lindsey, Beth A.
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作者:
Mays, Mikayla;Stetzer, MacKenzie R.;Lindsey, Beth A.
Even after large-scale course transformation efforts and the implementation of research-based instructional materials, researchers have documented a phenomenon in which students exhibit inconsistent reasoning patterns on two questions targeting the same physics concepts [1–4]. A significant percentage of students answer one question correctly, but do not appear to apply those same concepts on a similar question. Researchers in physics education have proposed that this type of inconsistent response pattern may stem primarily from the nature of human reasoning rather than from a lack of conceptual understanding [1, 5]. As a result, they have begun to use the framework of dual-process theories of reasoning (DPToR) when examining student reasoning in physics. According to DPToR, human cognition can be modeled as consisting of two processes: the heuristic process (or process 1) and the analytic process (or process 2)[6, 7]. Process 1 generates a quick, intuitive response that relies upon prior knowledge, beliefs, and contextual cues. Process 2 is slower, exacting, and is frequently tasked with determining if the response generated by process 1 is satisfactory. Though the path that human reasoning takes is dependent upon a complex interplay of many factors, prior research has leveraged DP-ToR and related cognitive constructs to account for the inconsistent reasoning patterns described above and has recently begun to inform instructional strategies [5, 8–10]. Although this research illustrates the potential of DPToR to guide the development of research-based instructional materials, most existing research-based materials (which have been shown to substantively improve conceptual understanding) do not explicitly leverage such theories to support the development of student reasoning skills. There is thus a real need for the development and testing of targeted, DPToR-aligned interventions that may be incorporated into future instructional materials. Such interventions may also serve as probes to better understand specific factors and mechanisms that can impact student reasoning and may be leveraged during instruction. As part of this effort, we have investigated the effectiveness of a targeted DPToR-aligned intervention aimed at helping students engage with alternative lines of reasoning. In this Constructing Alternative Reasoning (CAR) intervention, students were asked to:(1) respond to a qualitative physics task on kinematics,(2) construct reasoning chains in support of answers to that task given by two fictitious students, and (3) revisit the original physics task. The investigation was designed to answer the following three research questions: 1. To what extent can we support process 2 and assist students in overriding an incorrect intuitive response by asking them to generate reasoning chains in support of the correct answer and the incorrect intuitive answer? 2. To what extent is student performance on the target task related to cognitive reflection skills? 3. To what extent does the effectiveness of this intervention correlate with relevant factors (eg, cognitive reflection skills)?
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevstper.10.020109
发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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发表时间:
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作者:
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影响因子:
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影响因子:
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