Brief, embedded, spontaneous metacognitive talk indicates thinking like a physicist

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] Instructors and researchers think “thinking like a physicist” is important for students’ professional development. However, precise definitions and observational markers remain elusive. We reinterpret popular beliefs i...

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Autores principales:	Eleanor C. Sayre, Paul W. Irving
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Publicado:	American Physical Society 2015
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Physics QC1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:641a1a2776784aaa9370f6319680c3cf2021-12-02T12:22:49ZBrief, embedded, spontaneous metacognitive talk indicates thinking like a physicist10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.0201211554-9178https://doaj.org/article/641a1a2776784aaa9370f6319680c3cf2015-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020121http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020121https://doaj.org/toc/1554-9178[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] Instructors and researchers think “thinking like a physicist” is important for students’ professional development. However, precise definitions and observational markers remain elusive. We reinterpret popular beliefs inventories in physics to indicate what physicists think thinking like a physicist entails. Through discourse analysis of upper-division students’ speech in natural settings, we show that students may appropriate or resist these elements. We identify a new element in the physicist speech genre: brief, embedded, spontaneous metacognitive talk (BESM talk). BESM talk communicates students’ in-the-moment enacted expectations about physics as a technical field and a cultural endeavor. Students use BESM talk to position themselves as physicists or nonphysicists. Students also use BESM talk to communicate their expectations in four ways: understanding, confusion, spotting inconsistencies, and generalized expectations.Eleanor C. SayrePaul W. IrvingAmerican Physical SocietyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691PhysicsQC1-999ENPhysical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 020121 (2015)
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description	[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] Instructors and researchers think “thinking like a physicist” is important for students’ professional development. However, precise definitions and observational markers remain elusive. We reinterpret popular beliefs inventories in physics to indicate what physicists think thinking like a physicist entails. Through discourse analysis of upper-division students’ speech in natural settings, we show that students may appropriate or resist these elements. We identify a new element in the physicist speech genre: brief, embedded, spontaneous metacognitive talk (BESM talk). BESM talk communicates students’ in-the-moment enacted expectations about physics as a technical field and a cultural endeavor. Students use BESM talk to position themselves as physicists or nonphysicists. Students also use BESM talk to communicate their expectations in four ways: understanding, confusion, spotting inconsistencies, and generalized expectations.
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Brief, embedded, spontaneous metacognitive talk indicates thinking like a physicist

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