Investigating student ability to follow reasoning chains: The role of conceptual understanding

In this paper, we seek to evaluate the extent to which students can follow a deductive reasoning chain when it is presented to them. A great deal of instruction in introductory physics courses is centered on presenting students with a logical argument that starts from first principles and systematic...

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Main Authors: Beth A. Lindsey, MacKenzie R. Stetzer, J. Caleb Speirs, William N. Ferm, Jr., Alexander van Hulten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-04-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010128