2023 BFY4 Abstract Detail Page
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| Abstract Title: |
Branching Out: Measuring Model-Based Reasoning in Upper-Division Physics Labs with MAPLE |
| Abstract: |
Many undergraduate physics labs have students engage in modeling, the iterative process of constructing, testing, and refining models of experimental physical and measurement systems. Model-based reasoning is an important skill for undergraduate physics students to develop. Lab courses, particularly upper-division courses, provide students with the opportunity to develop their modeling skills. The Modeling Assessment for Physics Laboratory Experiments (MAPLE) is a research-based assessment instrument designed to measure student proficiency with modeling in experimental physics in upper-division electronics and optics courses. The MAPLE surveys consist of two parts. Part 1 is a 'choose your own adventure' activity which probes students' larger-scale approaches to modeling. Part 2 uses coupled multiple response questions to examine students' modeling competency and reasoning. Assessing students' modeling proficiency and growth is valuable to instructors for informing course development and improvement. |
| Abstract Type: |
Poster
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Author/Organizer Information |
| Primary Contact: |
Rachael L. Merritt
University of Colorado Boulder/JILA
CO
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Co-Author(s)
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Michael F. J. Fox, Heather J. Lewandowski
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