How do students build new ideas?
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Episode 801: Circuit paths
University of Washington
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One of the goals of active learning is for students to construct a coherent understanding from the bits and pieces of physics ideas that they already have. How do students build new ideas from what they already know?
June 24, 2024
Pedagogy Content- Developing student ideas
Physics Content- Circuits
Lesson Contents
(2 MB)Student Handout
Transcript, discussion questions, and problem
(1 MB)Specific Lesson Guide
Facilitator's guide for this lesson
(1 MB)General Facilitator's Guide
Background and best practices
(28 MB)Video
Captioned video
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Transcript, discussion questions, and problem
(1 MB)Specific Lesson Guide
Facilitator's guide for this lesson
(1 MB)General Facilitator's Guide
Background and best practices
(28 MB)Video
Captioned video
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Sample Discussion Prompts
- What do you notice? Talk to a neighbor about what stands out to you.
- We can think of a complex concept, such as a current model that includes batteries and bulbs, as being built up of pieces of smaller ideas. What are some of the “pieces of knowledge” that the students in this episode draw on?
- What are some of the things that don’t make sense to one or more of the students in this episode?
- Circle all of the questions that the students ask in this clip. Do they repeat the same (or a very similar) question more than once?
- What does this episode suggest about how students build new ideas?
