Teaching Newton's Laws to Urban Middle School Students: Strategies for Conceptual Understanding

dc.creator	Kelly, Angela M.
dc.creator	Kennedy-Shaffer, Ross
dc.date	2011-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:10:47Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:10:47Z
dc.identifier	1937-3929
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e30de1a7743841fd93e64c590fc6fb44
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/13905
dc.description	Participation in secondary physics has been shown to be limited for underrepresented students in urban school districts. This study explores an alternative means for providing physics access for city youth through the use of a university-based Saturday enrichment program for eighth grade Latino students. During a three-week unit on Newton’s laws, students engaged in inquiry-based lessons that featured hands-on tasks, probeware with handheld sensing devices, computer simulations, iPod Touch applications, and multiple representations of mechanics concepts. Students were tested pre- and post- with a modified Force Concept Inventory. Results indicated significant gains in student understanding of Newton’s laws. Implications for physics teaching and learning in urban middle schools and informal science settings are discussed.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	East Carolina University
dc.relation	http://www.joci.ecu.edu/index.php/JoCI/article/view/55/pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1937-3929
dc.source	Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 54-67 (2011)
dc.subject	physics education
dc.subject	science education
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Teaching Newton's Laws to Urban Middle School Students: Strategies for Conceptual Understanding
dc.type	article