21 papers
Perceived irrelevance and mastery vs. performance achievement goals: Two mindset variables within attitudinal experiences of life science majors in introductory physics
Andrew J. Mason
In a previous study, students' self-expressed learning orientations towards an exercise centered on self-monitoring one's ability to solve a pre-lab physics problem were identified…
Comparing introductory physics and astronomy students' attitudes and approaches to problem solving
Melanie Good, Andrew Mason, Chandralekha Singh
We examined how introductory physics students' attitudes and approaches to problem solving compare to those of introductory astronomy students, using a previously validated survey,…
The Effect of Students' Learning Orientations on Performance in Problem Solving Pedagogical Implementations
Charles A. Bertram, Andrew J. Mason
Students' learning orientation, as applied towards learning problem solving, may be differentiated into learning a problem solving framework for its own sake, learning for the sake…
Impact of guided reflection with peers on the development of effective problem solving strategies and physics learning
Andrew J. Mason, Chandralekha Singh
Students must learn effective problem solving strategies in order to develop expertise in physics. Effective problem solving strategies include a conceptual analysis of the problem…
Surveying Turkish high school and university student attitudes and approaches to physics problem solving
Nuri Balta, Andrew Mason, Chandralekha Singh
Student attitudes and approaches to problem solving can impact how well they learn physics. Prior research in the US using a validated Attitude and Approaches to Problem Solving (A…
Effect of Self Diagnosis on Subsequent Problem Solving Performance
Edit Yerushalmi, Andrew Mason, Elisheva Cohen +1
"Self-diagnosis tasks" aim at fostering diagnostic behavior by explicitly requiring students to present diagnosis as part of the activity of reviewing their problem solutions. The…