Fysikkstudenten fra studiestart til mastergrad Motivasjon, verdier og prioriteringer

Bungum, Berit; Hauge, Helene; Rødseth, Silje

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“…Denne gruppen elever vektlegger egne evner og interesse når de forklarer sine fagvalg og sine potensielle studie-og yrkesvalg videre. Her plasserer de seg på lik linje med elever som har deltatt i andre og større undersøkelser (Angell, et al, 2003;Bøe, 2011;Hazari, et al, 2010) med begrunnelser som også sees blant studenter som har tatt valget om å bli fysikkstudent (Bungum, Hauge, & Rødseth, 2012). I tillegg mener elevene at laereren er viktig for deres valg, mens nytteverdien i forhold til fremtidig yrke, opptakskrav og realfagspoeng tilsynelatende spiller en noe mindre rolle.…”

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Blant ordentlige fysikere – Hvilken betydning har en fysikkcamp i et autentisk forskningsmiljø for fysikkelever i videregående skole?<br />Among real physicists – What importance may a camp in an authentic research environment have for physics students...

Mehli¹

2013

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This paper reports from a qualitative study of physics students in upper secondary school participating in a camp at the Andøya Rocket Range in Northern Norway. The students work together with students from other schools, engineers and physicists for three days, following lectures and practical work related to the physics curriculum. The students report exciting, social and creative experiences through solving practical problems. Interest, competence, performance and recognition are identified as important factors for students physics identity (Hazari, Sonnert, Sadler, & Shanahan, 2010). This paper discusses how this kind of experience may contribute to the development of more physics-related identities among students in upper secondary school, and how this in turn may influence the students’ further career choices.

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Blant ordentlige fysikere – Hvilken betydning har en fysikkcamp i et autentisk forskningsmiljø for fysikkelever i videregående skole?<br />Among real physicists – What importance may a camp in an authentic research environment have for physics students...

Mehli¹

2013

NorDiNa

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“The joy of being a cause” versus “the pleasure of finding things out”: subalternity and Bildung in higher education engineering and physics

Kjelsberg

2024

Cult Stud of Sci Educ

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This paper will discuss the concepts of Bildung, subalternity, and physics- and engineering education and where these topics intersect and interact with one another. A central part of the concept of Bildung is educating citizens—active participators in society. At the same time, a central characteristic of subaltern groups is that their voices are not heard in society. If subaltern groups thus can be recruited into a Bildung-oriented education, their subalternness can over time be challenged, and the groups can be included as equals within society. In the study, 728 physics and bachelor engineering students are asked via a questionnaire about their motivation for their education choice to chart the potential for Bildung-oriented education within these fields. The responses are sorted through a thematic analysis. As this paper will show, the social background—class structure—differs significantly between physics- and bachelor engineering students, as do their motivations. These data along with documentation from previous research showing working-class students’ predisposition toward STEM disciplines facilitate the possibility of sketching possible paths toward Bildung for these students that at the same time can lift subaltern groups and make their voices heard.

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Engineering students’ experiences from physics group work in learning labs

Mellingsæter

2013

Research in Science & Technological Education

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Background: This paper presents a case study from a physics course at a Norwegian university college, investigating key aspects of a group-work project, so-called learning labs, from the participating students' perspective. Purpose: In order to develop these learning labs further, the students' perspective is important. Which aspects are essential for how the students experience the learning labs, and how do these aspects relate to the emergence of occurrences termed joint workspace, i.e. the maintenance of content-related dialogues within the group? Programme description: First year mechanical engineering students attended the learning labs as a compulsory part of the physics course. The student groups were instructed to solve physics problems using the interactive whiteboard and then submit their work as whiteboard files. Sample: One group of five male students was followed during their work in these learning labs through one term. Design and methods: Data were collected as video recordings and fieldwork observation. In this paper, a focus group interview with the students was the main source of analysis. The interpretations of the interview data were compared with the video material and the fieldwork observations. Results: The results show that the students' overall experience with the learning labs was positive. They did, however, point to internal aspects of conflicting common and personal goals, which led to a group-work dynamics that seemed to inhibit elaborate discussions and collaboration. The students also pointed to external aspects, such as a close temporal proximity between lectures and exercises, which also seemed to inhibit occurrences termed joint workspace. Conclusions: In order to increase the likelihood of a joint workspace throughout the term in the learning labs, careful considerations have to be made with regard to timing between lectures and exercises, but also with regard to raising the students' awareness about shared and personal goals.

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Fysikkstudenten fra studiestart til mastergrad Motivasjon, verdier og prioriteringer

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Blant ordentlige fysikere – Hvilken betydning har en fysikkcamp i et autentisk forskningsmiljø for fysikkelever i videregående skole?<br />Among real physicists – What importance may a camp in an authentic research environment have for physics students...

Blant ordentlige fysikere – Hvilken betydning har en fysikkcamp i et autentisk forskningsmiljø for fysikkelever i videregående skole?<br />Among real physicists – What importance may a camp in an authentic research environment have for physics students...

“The joy of being a cause” versus “the pleasure of finding things out”: subalternity and Bildung in higher education engineering and physics

Engineering students’ experiences from physics group work in learning labs

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