Knowledge-in-action: a study on the integration of forces and energy in a rigid body

Authors

  • Consuelo Escudero Departamento de Física. Facultad de Ingeniería. UNSJ. Avda. Libertador 1109 (O). 5400. San Juan. Argentina. Departamento de Biología. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. UNSJ
  • Eduardo A. Jaime Departamento de Física. Facultad de Ingeniería. UNSJ. Avda. Libertador 1109 (O). 5400. San Juan. Argentina

Keywords:

Knowledge-in-action, Students´ representations, Problem Solving, Complex competences, Rigid Body Model.

Abstract

This paper intends to go on with the study of problem solving in a compatible way with the theories of conceptual fields (TCC) of Vergnaud (1990,1994,1998) and mental models of JohnsonLaird (1983,1990). Together with findings of another study (Escudero & Jaime 2007), some achievements and difficulties of freshmore engineering students when solving problems of the motion of rigid body in terms of the knowledge-in-action are analysed. The research methodology under a qualitative paradigm grouped data into categories which are not provided a priori by the theoretical framework. It can be said that the quality of the conceptual representation has been explicit in the quality of the proposed solution. Some meanings introduced by students in their problem solving activities can be characterized as operational invariants.

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Published

2016-10-16

How to Cite

Escudero, C., & Jaime, E. A. (2016). Knowledge-in-action: a study on the integration of forces and energy in a rigid body. Investigations in Science Education, 14(1), 114–133. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/413

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2009): March of 2009

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Artigos

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