Measurement uncertainty as a threshold concept in Physics

Wilson, A; Akerlind, G; Francis, P; Kirkup, L; McKenzie, JA; Pearce, D; Sharma, M

Measurement uncertainty as a threshold concept in Physics

Wilson, A Akerlind, G Francis, P Kirkup, L McKenzie, JA

Pearce, D Sharma, M

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Publisher:: Uniserve Science
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 16th UniServe Science Annual Conference, 2010, 2010, pp. 98 - 103
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wilson, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Akerlind, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Francis, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kirkup, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McKenzie, JA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0681-4366	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pearce, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sharma, M	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Sharma, M	en_US
dc.date	2010-09-29	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 16th UniServe Science Annual Conference, 2010, 2010, pp. 98 - 103	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9808597-0-6	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16072
dc.description.abstract	We report on the initial findings of a study aimed at developing ways to address threshold concepts in the design of undergraduate curricula, involving academics in two disciplines (physics and law) from four Australian universities The present paper compares two different processes by which physics academics identified and characterised a candidate threshold concept, measurement uncertainty, using student interviews and their own experiences as teachers.	en_US
dc.publisher	Uniserve Science	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 16th UniServe Science Annual Conference, 2010	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Uniserve Science Annual Conference	en_US
dc.title	Measurement uncertainty as a threshold concept in Physics	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	University of Sydney	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Sydney	en_US
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dc.location.activity	Sydney	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Teaching and Learning)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Abstract:

We report on the initial findings of a study aimed at developing ways to address threshold concepts in the design of undergraduate curricula, involving academics in two disciplines (physics and law) from four Australian universities The present paper compares two different processes by which physics academics identified and characterised a candidate threshold concept, measurement uncertainty, using student interviews and their own experiences as teachers.

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