TITLE:
Impact of Reflective Writing and Labatorials on Student Understanding of Force and Motion in Introductory Physics
AUTHORS:
Calvin S. Kalman, Mark Lattery, Mandana Sobhanzadeh
KEYWORDS:
Inquiry, Reflective Writing, Critical Thinking, Incommensurability, Conceptual Change
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.9 No.4,
April
12,
2018
ABSTRACT: In this paper, we examine a way to deal with alternative student conceptions about force and motion in a university level introductory physics course. The course combines Reflective Writing,an activity that engages students in textual material metacognitively, and Labatorials,an in-class active learning intervention. Semi-structured interviews and student writing provide evidence of conceptual change.