PHYSICS PROBLEM SOLVING

CL^1 AIM

MOCLDIFIED^5 AIM

GROUNDS

3

ALTECLRNATEAIM

6

SUPPORT

(^7) WARRANT^8
ACKNOW LEDGE
10
CLARIFICATION^2
ACKNOW LEDGE
4
GROUNDS
9
Figure D-15. Group 6B Prototype Episode.
Although Group 6B uses Alternate Claims in only two episodes of the seven flowcharted,
the always follow their Alternate Claims with Modified Claims. In another episode which
contains a Modified Claim, an Alternate Claim is starting to form, but is cut off by a support
statement. It is important to note that one group member, KF, made no claims of any type, and
this pattern of Modified Claim leading to Alternate Claim is really the claim pattern of members
CH and KJ. Hence the sequence of Modified Claim and then Alternate Claim seems most natural
for this group.