Factors Influencing Middle School Students' Sense-Making Discussions

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Factors Influencing Middle School Students' Sense-Making Discussions DOC

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https://people.rit.edu/svfsps/perc2002/Sandifer_cont.doc

Creator:

Sandifer, Cody

Publisher:

Rochester Institute of Technology. Center for Imaging Science

Description: This paper, presented at the 2002 Physics Education Research conference, describes a study conducted to investigate small-group discussions in an inquiry-based middle school science classroom in order to determine the group and individual factors that provide support (or not) for students' sense-making discussions. Two groups were videotaped and a six-component framework was used to identify and categorize instances of sense-making: predicting; clarifying facts; describing and explaining a phenomenon or experimental result; defining, describing, clarifying, and connecting scientific concepts, procedures, processes, and representations; testing knowledge compatibility; and making requests for any of the above. Analysis revealed that there were differences in sense-making discussion across both groups and individual students. Differences across groups are explained in terms of group obligations and expectations, collaboration, and leadership. Differences across students are explained in terms of learning and social goals, science interest, work preferences, and ability.

LC Classification:

Education -- Theory and practice of education -- Educational psychology -- Learning
Education -- Theory and practice of education -- Secondary education. High school teaching -- Junior high schools. Middle schools. Intermediate schools
Education -- Theory and practice of education -- Secondary education. High school teaching -- Junior high schools. Middle schools. Intermediate schools. Middle school teaching
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion -- Philosophy (General) -- Special topics, A-Z -- Sense
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion -- Psychology -- Consciousness. Cognition
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion -- Psychology -- Consciousness. Cognition -- Thought and thinking -- Problem solving
Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Dynamics. Motion
Science -- Physics -- Force and energy (General) -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Philosophy -- Educational Philosophy

Key Concept:

Physics
Physics -- Force
Physics -- Motion

Date Issued:

2002

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- DOC

Audience:

Administrator
Educator

Education Level:

High School
Middle School

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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