PHYSICS PROBLEM SOLVING

(^) PHYSICS PROBLEM SOLVING IN COOPERATIVE LEARNING GROUPS (^) FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE THE U ...

(^) (^) PHYSICS PROBLEM SOLVING IN COOPERATIVE LEARNING GROUPS (^) (^) (^) (^) Copyright
1995 by Mark Hollabaugh All rights re ...

(^) DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to the memory of my grandparents, Herb and Hilda Potter, who were with me at every ...

(^) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS There are numerous people I wish to thank for encouraging me, prodding me, helping me and inspiring me. To m ...

(^) Many former teachers and colleagues encouraged me, expressed an interest in this work and made thoughtful comments: Dr. Jim ...

(^) ABSTRACT This doctoral dissertation research investigated the process of argument co- construction in 14 cooperative problem ...

(^) TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv ABSTRACT vi LIST OF FIGURES x LIST OF TABLES xii CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTI ...

(^) CHAPTER 3 - PATTERNS WITHIN A GROUP Argument Co-Construction 68 Question 1. Do these fourteen problem-solving groups engage ...

(^) The Role of Requests Summary 163 167 Question 3c. Do the groups have a preferential means to support argument construction? ...

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Chapter LIST OF FIGURES 1-1 At The Gasthaus 1-2 Four Points of Reference Chapter 2-1 At The Gasthaus 2-2 Toulmin Analysis of ...

(^) CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION American higher education is undergoing a paradigm shift (Johnson, Johnson and Smith, 1991). College ...

(^) Higher education practitioners must design curriculum and instructional methods consistent with these principles as well as ...

(^)  Research Context and Setting  Theoretical Foundations  Data Collection Procedures Chapter 3 -- Patterns Within a Grou ...

(^) STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Problem Solving Traditionally, college physics teachers have emphasized problem solving as a way to ...

(^) This qualitative analysis, or physics description, is crucial to a problem solution. The physics description includes aspect ...

(^) procedures necessary to complete a group task or achieve a shared goal. (The criteria for co-construction will be discussed ...

(^) collaborative processes within groups and examined the negotiation of meaning that occurs” (Tobin, Tippins, and Gallard; 199 ...