Title
Phenomenographic Study of Students’ Problem Solving Approaches in Physics
Document Type
Article
Rights
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Abstract
This paper describes ongoing research investigating student approaches to quantitative and qualitative problem solving in physics. This empirical study was conducted using a phenomenographic approach to analyze data from individual semistructured problem solving interviews with 22 introductory college physics students. The main result of the study is a hierarchical set of categories that describe the students’ problem solving approaches in the context of introductory physics.
Recommended Citation
Walsh, L., Howard, R., Bowe, B. (2007) Phenomenographic Study of Students’ Problem Solving Approaches in Physics, 3, 020108, 2007. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020108
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020108
Publication Details
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3, 020108, 2007
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