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Using R to Assess Mathematical Sense-Making in Introductory Physics Courses
2010 UseR! Conference - July 21, 2010
by Brian Danielak, Eric Kuo, Michael M. Hull,and Andrew Elby
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I work behind here
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Students in conventional courses often treat formulas as algorithms.
Sherin, B. L. (2001). How Students Understand Physics Equations. Cognition and Instruction, 19(4), p. 479
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v = v0 + at
if I know the initial velocity...
The uniform acceleration...
and the time...
Then I can calculate the final velocity!
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Sense-making is about seeking coherence
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v = v0 + at
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v = v0 + at
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v = v0 + at
if I know the initial velocity...
The uniform acceleration...
and the time...
Then I can calculate the final velocity!
v = v0 + at
v = v0 + at+=t1
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v = v0 + at
if I know the initial velocity...
The uniform acceleration...
and the time...
Then I can calculate the final velocity!
v = v0 + at
v = v0 + at+
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t2
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v = v0 + at
if I know the initial velocity...
The uniform acceleration...
and the time...
Then I can calculate the final velocity!
v = v0 + at
v = v0 + at+
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t1
t2
t3
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The same mathematical structuremodels lots of other situations
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money = P + rt
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Y = β0 + β1X1
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So here’s the bigQuestion
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v = v0 + at
if I know the initial velocity...
The uniform acceleration...
and the time...
Then I can calculate the final velocity!
v = v0 + at
v = v0 + at+
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t2
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v = v0 + at
if I know the initial velocity...
The uniform acceleration...
and the time...
Then I can calculate the final velocity!
How can we test for thinking like this
When we usually test for thinking like this?
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A Tale of 3 Instructors
1 32New Veteran Veteran
Sense-making
Traditional Approach
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And one Final Exam
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Multiple Choice Free Response
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And one Final Exam
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Multiple Choice Free Response
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426 Students
3 Classes
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Sense-makingitems
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chosen a priori7
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Class 1 Class 2 Class 3
3 4 2
e-score
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Looking graphicallyat the data
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Raw Score Distributions by Instructor
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Sense-making(new)
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Across all 8 MC items
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Escore Distributions by Instructor
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Just the 5 Sense-making Items
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We ran a one-way ANOVA, then MCPs
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Result 1
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Across all 8 Multiple Choice items,
Sense-making > traditional approach
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−0.15 −0.10 −0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10
3−2
3−1
2−1
95% family−wise confidence level
Differences in mean levels of instructorRawratio
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- - -
TukeyHSD
p-adj
Cohen’s d
0.061 -0.019 -0.080
0.053 0.751 0.007
0.277 -0.0839 -0.365
Across all 8 MC items95% Family-wise Confidence Level
1 32 1 3 2
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Result 2
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Across the 5 specific sense-making items,
Sense-making >> traditional approach
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−0.20 −0.15 −0.10 −0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10
3−2
3−1
2−1
95% family−wise confidence level
Differences in mean levels of instructorEratio
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- - -
TukeyHSD
p-adj
Cohen’s d
0.0450 -0.0871 -0.132
0.296 0.0130 < 0.001
0.182 -0.331 -0.510
On Sense-making MCs95% Family-wise Confidence Level
1 32 1 3 2
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Exploring Free-Response Data
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?
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What happens to mechanical energyafter the explosion?
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What Happens to the Mechanical Energy of the Two Blocks?
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q09dstays the sameincreasesblankdecreasesmissing valueuncodeable
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What Happens to the Mechanical Energy of the Two Blocks?
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q09dstays the sameincreasesblankdecreasesmissing valueuncodeable
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What Happens to the Mechanical Energy of the Two Blocks?
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What Happens to the Mechanical Energy of the Two Blocks?
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Mechanical EnergyStays the Same
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43 4372
Mechanical EnergyStays the Same
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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Mechanical EnergyStays the Same
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43 4372
Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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Result 3
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When considering energy, more traditional students asserted something counter-intuitive
43 4372
Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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What Happens to the Mechanical Energy of the Two Blocks?
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q09dstays the sameincreasesblankdecreasesmissing valueuncodeable
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Mechanical EnergyIncreases
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5975
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Mechanical EnergyIncreases
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Mechanical EnergyIncreases
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Mechanical EnergyIncreases
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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Mechanical EnergyIncreases
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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Result 4
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When considering energy, more sense-making students were consistent with simple intuition.
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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Ahead,
DRAGONS!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/aztlek/2421800480/in/set-72157605762980035/
This stuff ’sin beta.
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Students Who Quoted ‘‘Conservation of Energy'' as their #§*Explanation for q09d
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Mechanical EnergyStays the Same...
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Mechanical EnergyStays the Same...
Because Energyis Conserved
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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Result 5
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When justifying their answer, more traditional students just quoted a rule, ignoring that it was tautologicaland inaccurate.
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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Summary
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Result 3
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When considering energy, more traditional students asserted something counter-intuitive
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Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
Result 4
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When considering energy, more sense-making students were consistent with simple intuition.
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
Result 5
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When justifying their answer, more traditional students just quoted a rule, ignoring that it was tautologicaland inaccurate.
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
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When considering energy, more traditional students asserted something counter-intuitive
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Result 4
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When considering energy, more sense-making students were consistent with simple intuition.
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
Result 5
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When justifying their answer, more traditional students just quoted a rule, ignoring that it was tautologicaland inaccurate.
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Sense-making(new)
Sense-making(vet)
Traditional(vet)
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95% family−wise confidence level
Differences in mean levels of instructorEratio