On the Importance of Engaging Students in Crafting Definitions

Angela Little; Leslie Atkins Elliott

doi:10.1119/1.5051144

On the Importance of Engaging Students in Crafting Definitions

Angela Little
, Leslie Atkins Elliott

Teaching, Learning, and Community Engagement (TLCE)

Michigan State University

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Abstract

In this paper we describe an activity for engaging students in crafting definitions. We explore the strengths of this particular activity as well as the broader implications of engaging students in crafting definitions more generally.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	355-357
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics Teacher
Volume	56
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5051144
State	Published - Sep 2018

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