Student representational competence and self-assessment when solving physics problems

Student success in solving physics problems is related to the representational format of the problem. We study student representational competence in two large-lecture algebra-based introductory university physics courses with approximately 600 participants total. We examined student performance on...

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Main Authors: Noah D. Finkelstein, Patrick B. Kohl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2005-10-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
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Online Access:http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v1/e010104