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Dear all,
to become a teacher I have to deduct a research to improve my teaching and/or to "solve" a didactical problem I encounter. This research, my proposal for a solution etc. has to be motivated by scientific literature.
I observed that a lot of students have problems with formulating answers to questions correctly. Especially with conceptual questions often they formulate quite sloppy, but from their answers I often smell (I have a good nose :P ) that they're looking for it in the right direction. So I chose to investigate whether and how I can improve their physical/scientific reasoning. They have to get more acquinted with the "physics language". So my research question more or less is
"How can I improve the scientific reasoning of my students in describing physical concepts"?
The reason for my choice is my conviction that STEM education, and thus physics, improves the skill of reasoning and problem solving in general, and that my ambition to improve their scientific reasoning helps with developing this skill.
I think I want to focus mainly on answering conceptual questions.describing physical concepts, because in answering questions with a "calculational" emphasis they use the familiar steps of "what is given, what is asked, which formula etc". I already found some literature in my own language (Dutch), and I was wondering whether some of you know of international literature/research concerning my research question. Also, literature subscribing or critizing my conviction is welcome! If some of you have tried to improve something similarly in STEM education in general, I'm happy to hear about your experiences!
I hope my question is clear, all input is appreciated! All the best :)
to become a teacher I have to deduct a research to improve my teaching and/or to "solve" a didactical problem I encounter. This research, my proposal for a solution etc. has to be motivated by scientific literature.
I observed that a lot of students have problems with formulating answers to questions correctly. Especially with conceptual questions often they formulate quite sloppy, but from their answers I often smell (I have a good nose :P ) that they're looking for it in the right direction. So I chose to investigate whether and how I can improve their physical/scientific reasoning. They have to get more acquinted with the "physics language". So my research question more or less is
"How can I improve the scientific reasoning of my students in describing physical concepts"?
The reason for my choice is my conviction that STEM education, and thus physics, improves the skill of reasoning and problem solving in general, and that my ambition to improve their scientific reasoning helps with developing this skill.
I think I want to focus mainly on answering conceptual questions.describing physical concepts, because in answering questions with a "calculational" emphasis they use the familiar steps of "what is given, what is asked, which formula etc". I already found some literature in my own language (Dutch), and I was wondering whether some of you know of international literature/research concerning my research question. Also, literature subscribing or critizing my conviction is welcome! If some of you have tried to improve something similarly in STEM education in general, I'm happy to hear about your experiences!
I hope my question is clear, all input is appreciated! All the best :)
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