Assessing expertise in introductory physics using categorization task

The ability to categorize problems based upon underlying principles, rather than surface features or contexts, is considered one of several proxy predictors of expertise in problem solving. With inspiration from the classic study by Chi, Feltovich, and Glaser, we assess the distribution of expertise...

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Main Authors: Andrew Mason, Chandralekha Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2011-10-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.7.020110