Intertwining evidence- and model-based reasoning in physics sensemaking: An example from electrostatics

Our field has long valued the goal of teaching students not just the facts of physics, but also the thinking and reasoning skills of professional physicists. The complexity inherent in scientific reasoning demands that we think carefully about how we conceptualize for ourselves, enact in our classes...

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Main Authors: Rosemary S. Russ, Tor Ole B. Odden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2017-08-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020105