Epistemic complexity and the journeyman-expert transition

Physics students can encounter difficulties in physics problem solving as a result of failing to use knowledge that they have but do not perceive as relevant or appropriate. In previous work we have demonstrated that some of these difficulties may be epistemological. Students may limit the kinds of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas J. Bing, Edward F. Redish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2012-02-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.010105