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Applying Conceptual Blending to Model Coordinated Use of Multiple Ontological Metaphors
Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Ayush Gupta, Edward F. Redish
Energy is an abstract science concept, so the ways that we think and talk about energy rely heavily on ontological metaphors: metaphors for what kind of thing energy is. Two common…
Language of physics, language of math: Disciplinary culture and dynamic epistemology
Edward F. Redish, Eric Kuo
Mathematics is a critical part of much scientific research. Physics in particular weaves math extensively into its instruction beginning in high school. Despite much research on th…
A Vision of Interdisciplinary Education: Students' Reasoning about "High-Energy Bonds" and ATP
Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Vashti Sawtelle, Chandra Turpen +2
As interdisciplinary courses are developed, instructors and researchers have to grapple with questions of how students should make connections across disciplines. We explore the is…