A Call for Broader Ethical Discussions in the Physics Classroom

Egla K Ochoa- Madrid

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English

Shakeel
01 December 2023

Ethics & moral philosophy; Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Impact of science & technology on society

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The societal implications of technology developed through physics are not always

clear. Physicists need to use ethical reasoning skills to maneuver through morally

ambiguous situations. For this reason, curricula for physics students should also be

geared towards developing these skills. This thesis focuses on the effects of ethical

discussions in the physics classroom. I present an examination of physics students'

engagement in a unit about the development of the atomic bomb through a two-part

study where students interpret and apply an ethical framework to discussions about

the development of the atomic bomb and current STEM research. Using both student

written work and video-recordings of in-class discussions, I analyze how the

curriculum design may influence student learning. Study 1 uses students' written work

to understand how they interpret and apply an ethical framework to their discussions

about the development of the atomic bomb and to current STEM research. Our

analysis shows that students conflate certain ethical principles and/or avoid their

negative implications, which in turn leads to a misapplication of the principles.

However, students also demonstrate a range of productive approaches to applying

these ethical principles which contribute to the development of strong ethical

arguments. Study 2 uses video-recorded data of classroom interactions to understand

how ethical discussions can be supported in the classroom. Our analysis shows the

emergence of different group dynamics that seem to fall along a spectrum of

engagement modes. The emergent modes are defined by the extent to which

students share a collective sense of what is going on in their group and build on each

other's' ideas. From the analysis, I consider how cues from the professor and LAs, as

well as the availability of guiding prompts and other relevant curricular resources,

influence these dynamics. I also share possible implications of these findings for

instruction physics education researchers

By: Egla K Ochoa- Madrid
Imprint: Shakeel
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 122g
ISBN: 9798869052070
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active