Leveraging a relationship with biology to expand a relationship with physics

This work examines how experiences in one disciplinary domain (biology) can impact the relationship a student builds with another domain (physics). We present a model for disciplinary relationships using the constructs of identity, affect, and epistemology. With these constructs we examine an ethnog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vashti Sawtelle, Chandra Turpen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2016-06-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010136