Tuning Perceptions and Inferences to See a Graph in a New Way

Hillary Lucille Swanson; Bruce Sherin; Uri Wilensky

Tuning Perceptions and Inferences to See a Graph in a New Way

Hillary Lucille Swanson, Bruce Sherin, Uri Wilensky

School of Education and Social Policy

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Abstract

This work examines the representational and social features of a computational modeling activity to understand the role they play in helping a student make sense of a simulation graph. Specifically, it examines shifts in the student's thinking as she reflects on the output of a computational model of thermal equilibration, which she has built. By analyzing the student's trajectory through the lens of Coordination Class theory, the paper illuminates how she comes to see the simulation graph in a more sophisticated way through her interactions with the technology and the interviewer. The paper shows how these features of the computational modeling activity support her transition from seeing oscillations of temperature about the mean as a visual effect caused by the computer screen, to understanding that oscillation amplitudes are related to microscopic fluctuations in temperature, which decrease as the number of particles in the system increases.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All
Subtitle of host publication	Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022
Editors	Clark Chinn, Edna Tan, Carol Chan, Yael Kali
Publisher	International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages	1589-1592
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781737330653
State	Published - 2022
Event	16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022 - Virtual, Online, Japan Duration: Jun 6 2022 → Jun 10 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
ISSN (Print)	1814-9316

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Virtual, Online
Period	6/6/22 → 6/10/22

Funding

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (1842375).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Education

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Swanson, H. L., Sherin, B., & Wilensky, U. (2022). Tuning Perceptions and Inferences to See a Graph in a New Way. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022 (pp. 1589-1592). (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).

Swanson, Hillary Lucille ; Sherin, Bruce ; Wilensky, Uri. / Tuning Perceptions and Inferences to See a Graph in a New Way. International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022. editor / Clark Chinn ; Edna Tan ; Carol Chan ; Yael Kali. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2022. pp. 1589-1592 (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS).

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Swanson, HL, Sherin, B & Wilensky, U 2022, Tuning Perceptions and Inferences to See a Graph in a New Way. in C Chinn, E Tan, C Chan & Y Kali (eds), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), pp. 1589-1592, 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022, Virtual, Online, Japan, 6/6/22.

Tuning Perceptions and Inferences to See a Graph in a New Way. / Swanson, Hillary Lucille; Sherin, Bruce ; Wilensky, Uri.
International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022. ed. / Clark Chinn; Edna Tan; Carol Chan; Yael Kali. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2022. p. 1589-1592 (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS).

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