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Publication Date: 2016-May
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MAUVE: A New Strategy for Solving and Grading Physics Problems
Hill, Nicole Breanne
Physics Teacher, v54 n5 p291-294 May 2016
MAUVE (magnitude, answer, units, variables, and equations) is a framework and rubric to help students and teachers through the process of clearly solving and assessing solutions to introductory physics problems. Success in introductory physics often derives from an understanding of units, a command over dimensional analysis, and good bookkeeping. I developed MAUVE for an introductory-level environmental physics course as an easy-to-remember checklist to help students construct organized and thoughtful solutions to physics problems. Environmental physics is a core physics course for environmental and sustainability science (ESS) majors that teaches principles of radiation, thermodynamics, and mechanics within the context of the environment and sustainable energy systems. ESS student concentrations include environmental biology, applied ecology, biogeochemistry, and natural resources. The MAUVE rubric, inspired by nature, has encouraged my students to produce legible and tactical work, and has significantly clarified the grading process.
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Grading, Introductory Courses, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Energy, Thermodynamics, Mechanics (Physics), Check Lists, Majors (Students), Scoring Rubrics, Biology, Ecology, Biochemistry, Natural Resources
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Language: English
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