Evidence on the coherence-pieces debate from the force concept inventory

We use force concept inventory (FCI) data to probe the consistency of commonsense physics as a knowledge system. The source of this data is the administration of the FCI to first-year science university students. Data quality was checked using item response theory and studying answer distributions f...

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Autores principales:	Badagnani, Daniel Omar, Petrucci, Diego, Cappannini, Osvaldo
Formato:	Articulo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	2018
Materias:	Física Educación Explanations in commonsense physics Knowledge system Predictions in commonsense physics
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/99336 https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/93653 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6404/aa940f
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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description	We use force concept inventory (FCI) data to probe the consistency of commonsense physics as a knowledge system. The source of this data is the administration of the FCI to first-year science university students. Data quality was checked using item response theory and studying answer distributions for each question. We find apparently paradoxical results: depending on how the data is analysed, answers seem highly systematic or almost random-like. These results are compatible with others found in the literature and can be construed as arising either from a coherent knowledge system or from knowledge in pieces. We hypothesise as a possible source of this apparent contradiction that predictions and explanations use different resources: the former would use reflex, low-cost cognitive resources while the latter would involve conceptualisations. We show that the articulation of both resources may be crucial for expert thinking productivity (the ability to apply a theory to novel situations). We sketch some consequences of the proposed structure of commonsense thinking for teaching and further research.
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title	Evidence on the coherence-pieces debate from the force concept inventory
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publishDate	2018
url	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/99336 https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/93653 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6404/aa940f
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Evidence on the coherence-pieces debate from the force concept inventory

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