Interactions between disciplinary practice and joint work in undergraduate physics research experiences

We analyze how participating in undergraduate research experiences (UREs) influenced physics students’ trajectories of participation within the community of practice of physics researchers. Students in the study participated in an elective seminar in which they were paired with graduate student and...

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Autores principales:	Gina M. Quan, Chandra Turpen, Andrew Elby
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	American Physical Society 2018
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Physics QC1-999
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/b76f4d2d4c89489a9472825031ab6d71
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b76f4d2d4c89489a9472825031ab6d712021-12-02T11:45:02ZInteractions between disciplinary practice and joint work in undergraduate physics research experiences10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.0201242469-9896https://doaj.org/article/b76f4d2d4c89489a9472825031ab6d712018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.020124http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.020124https://doaj.org/toc/2469-9896We analyze how participating in undergraduate research experiences (UREs) influenced physics students’ trajectories of participation within the community of practice of physics researchers. Students in the study participated in an elective seminar in which they were paired with graduate student and faculty mentors on physics research projects and participated in weekly discussions about research. Using video data from student interviews and mentor interviews, we characterize two aspects of students’ engagement in the physics community of practice. First, we find variations in their engagement in physics practice, which we characterize as physics activities that are connected and purposeful. Second, we characterize forms of joint work by the research project’s form and structure and by patterns of interaction between undergraduates and mentors. We argue that forms of joint work influenced students’ varied senses of how physics activities are connected and purposeful. Finally, we use this understanding to suggest how to better scaffold UREs.Gina M. QuanChandra TurpenAndrew ElbyAmerican Physical SocietyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691PhysicsQC1-999ENPhysical Review Physics Education Research, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 020124 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Physics QC1-999 Gina M. Quan Chandra Turpen Andrew Elby Interactions between disciplinary practice and joint work in undergraduate physics research experiences
description	We analyze how participating in undergraduate research experiences (UREs) influenced physics students’ trajectories of participation within the community of practice of physics researchers. Students in the study participated in an elective seminar in which they were paired with graduate student and faculty mentors on physics research projects and participated in weekly discussions about research. Using video data from student interviews and mentor interviews, we characterize two aspects of students’ engagement in the physics community of practice. First, we find variations in their engagement in physics practice, which we characterize as physics activities that are connected and purposeful. Second, we characterize forms of joint work by the research project’s form and structure and by patterns of interaction between undergraduates and mentors. We argue that forms of joint work influenced students’ varied senses of how physics activities are connected and purposeful. Finally, we use this understanding to suggest how to better scaffold UREs.
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title	Interactions between disciplinary practice and joint work in undergraduate physics research experiences
title_short	Interactions between disciplinary practice and joint work in undergraduate physics research experiences
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title_fullStr	Interactions between disciplinary practice and joint work in undergraduate physics research experiences
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publisher	American Physical Society
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Interactions between disciplinary practice and joint work in undergraduate physics research experiences

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