Title

Phenomenographic Study of Students’ Problem Solving Approaches in Physics

Authors

Laura Walsh, Technological University Dublin
Robert Howard, Dublin Institute of TechnologyFollow
Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

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Publication Details

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3, 020108, 2007

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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

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020108