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标题：Epistemic complexity and the journeyman-expert transition
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作者：Thomas J. Bing
期刊名称：Physical Review ST Physics Education Research
电子版ISSN：1554-9178
出版年度：2012
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：1-11
DOI：10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.010105
出版社：American Physical Society
摘要：Physics students can encounter difficulties in physics problem solving as a result of failing to use knowledge that they have but do not perceive as relevant or appropriate. In previous work we have demonstrated that some of these difficulties may be epistemological. Students may limit the kinds of knowledge that they use. For example, they may use formal manipulations and ignore physical sense making or vice versa. Both beginning (novice) and intermediate (journeymen) students demonstrate these difficulties. Learning both to switch one’s epistemological lens on a problem and to integrate different kinds of knowledge is a critical component of learning to solve problems in physics effectively. In this paper, we present two case studies in which journeyman students (upper-division physics majors) demonstrate switching between epistemological resources in approaching a complex problem. We conjecture that mastering these epistemological skills is an essential component of learning complex problem solving in physics.