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Session:
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Post-deadline Posters
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Paper Type:
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Poster
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Title:
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Examination of Dilemmas for a Culturally Relevant Approach to Physics Instruction
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Meeting:
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2019 Summer Meeting: Provo, UT |
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Location:
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Date:
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Time:
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4:15PM
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Author:
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Clausell Mathis, Florida State University
3212743323, cm15j@my.fsu.edu
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Co-Author(s):
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Mark Akubo, Sherry Southerland
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Abstract:
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The motivation for developing this project started with the question: What is the intersection of students’ culture with physics ideas? A variety of researchers have found that students have a higher level of engagement, performance, and identification when the instructor uses cultural resources for instruction (Ramburuth & Tani, 2009; Scherff & Spector, 2011). I proposed a culture-based approach to physics instruction where cultural norms and patterns are used in developing concepts and building on students’ interests and norms. For this study, I followed a African American Physics teacher as she developed and implemented a culturally relevant physics curricula in alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards. Using a qualitative case study approach, I examined the dilemmas she experienced during the planning and enactment of lessons, using Windschitl's (2002) framework of dilemmas. Data collection was done through observation, field notes, and semi-structured interviews.
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Footnotes:
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None
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Presentation:
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AAPT_2019_poster_Clausell_Mathis.pptx
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