TY - GEN
T1 - Finding the common thread
T2 - 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Future of Learning, ICLS 2012
AU - Swanson, Hillary Lucille
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - This study explores learners' intuitive knowledge of the general patterns of change that apply across multiple domains. Examples of such patterns are oscillation, equilibration, and threshold. Intuitions of these patterns can be leveraged in the design of constructivist science instruction. Clinical interviews elicit pattern intuitions by showing participants highly schematic simulations designed to illustrate each pattern. Participants are then prompted to generate examples of phenomena that follow each pattern. Preliminary analysis suggests that students have rich intuitive knowledge regarding general patterns that transcend various domains.
AB - This study explores learners' intuitive knowledge of the general patterns of change that apply across multiple domains. Examples of such patterns are oscillation, equilibration, and threshold. Intuitions of these patterns can be leveraged in the design of constructivist science instruction. Clinical interviews elicit pattern intuitions by showing participants highly schematic simulations designed to illustrate each pattern. Participants are then prompted to generate examples of phenomena that follow each pattern. Preliminary analysis suggests that students have rich intuitive knowledge regarding general patterns that transcend various domains.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84878681635
SN - 9780578107042
T3 - 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Future of Learning, ICLS 2012 - Proceedings
SP - 563
EP - 564
BT - 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
Y2 - 2 July 2012 through 6 July 2012
ER -