Sensemaking and scientific modeling: Intertwined processes analyzed in the context of physics problem solving

A Sirnoorkar, PDO Bergeron, JT Laverty - Physical Review Physics Education …, 2023 - APS
Researchers in physics education have advocated both for including modeling in science
classrooms as well as promoting student engagement with sensemaking. These two …

Theoretical exploration of task features that facilitate student sensemaking in physics

A Sirnoorkar, JT Laverty - arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.11478, 2023 - arxiv.org
Assessment tasks provide opportunities for students to make sense of novel contexts in light
of their existing ideas. Consequently, investigations in physics education research have …

Student and AI responses to physics problems examined through the lenses of sensemaking and mechanistic reasoning

A Sirnoorkar, D Zollman, JT Laverty, AJ Magana… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Several reports in education have called for transforming physics learning environments by
promoting sensemaking of real-world scenarios in light of curricular ideas. Recent …

[PDF][PDF] Analyzing AI and student responses through the lens of sensemaking and mechanistic reasoning

D Zollman, A Sirnoorkar… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Physics education research shares a rich history of developing learning materials that
promote valued epistemic practices. Sensemaking, the process of addressing perceived …