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Elements of Proximal Formative Assessment in Learners’ Discourse about Energy

B. W. Harrer, R. E. Scherr, M. C. Wittmann, H. G. Close, and B. W. Frank, "Elements of Formative Assessment in Learners' Discourse about Energy," C. Singh, M. Sabella, and Engelhardt (Eds.), AIP Conf. Proc. (2011 Physics Education Research Conference)

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Author/Presenter

Benedikt Harrer

Rachel Scherr

Michael Wittmann

Hunter Close

Brian Frank

Year
2011

Practicing versus inventing with contrasting cases: The effects of telling first on learning and transfer

Schwartz, D. L., Chase, C. C., Oppezzo, M. A., & Chin, D. B. (2011). Practicing versus inventing with contrasting cases: The effects of telling first on learning and transfer. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103(4): 759-775. doi:10.1037/a0025140.

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Being told procedures and concepts before problem solving can inadvertently undermine the learning of

deep structures in physics. If students do not learn the underlying structure of physical phenomena, they

Author/Presenter

Daniel Schwartz

Catherine Chase

Marily Oppezzo

Doris Chin

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2011