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Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
ISSN 1554-9178 · American Physical Society · 536 artikel di indeks
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Student ability to distinguish between superposition states and mixed states in quantum mechanics
Superposition gives rise to the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics and is therefore one of the concepts at the heart of quantum mechanics. Although we have found that many students can successfully use the idea of superposition to calculate the probabilities of different measurement…
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Development and uses of upper-division conceptual assessments
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] The use of validated conceptual assessments alongside conventional course exams to measure student learning in introductory courses has become standard practice in many physics departments. These assessments provide a…
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Development and validation of a learning progression for change of seasons, solar and lunar eclipses, and moon phases
In this paper, we report about the development and validation of a learning progression about the Celestial Motion big idea. Existing curricula, research studies on alternative conceptions about these phenomena, and students’ answers to an open questionnaire were the starting point to develop…
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Adding and subtracting vectors: The problem with the arrow representation
A small number of studies have investigated student understanding of vector addition and subtraction in generic or introductory physics contexts, but in almost all cases the questions posed were in the vector arrow representation. In a series of experiments involving over 1000 students and several…
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Student understanding of the Boltzmann factor
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] We present results of our investigation into student understanding of the physical significance and utility of the Boltzmann factor in several simple models. We identify various justifications, both correct and…
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Teaching quantum interpretations: Revisiting the goals and practices of introductory quantum physics courses
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] Most introductory quantum physics instructors would agree that transitioning students from classical to quantum thinking is an important learning goal, but may disagree on whether or how this can be accomplished…
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Framework for understanding the patterns of student difficulties in quantum mechanics
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] Compared with introductory physics, relatively little is known about the development of expertise in advanced physics courses, especially in the case of quantum mechanics. Here, we describe a framework for…
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Patterns in Illinois educational school data
We examine Illinois educational data from standardized exams and analyze primary factors affecting the achievement of public school students. We focus on the simplest possible models: representation of data through visualizations and regressions on single variables. Exam scores are shown to depend…
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Brief, embedded, spontaneous metacognitive talk indicates thinking like a physicist
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] Instructors and researchers think “thinking like a physicist” is important for students’ professional development. However, precise definitions and observational markers remain elusive. We reinterpret popular beliefs…
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Student understanding of time dependence in quantum mechanics
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] The time evolution of quantum states is arguably one of the more difficult ideas in quantum mechanics. In this article, we report on results from an investigation of student understanding of this topic after lecture…
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Model-based reasoning in the physics laboratory: Framework and initial results
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] We review and extend existing frameworks on modeling to develop a new framework that describes model-based reasoning in introductory and upper-division physics laboratories. Constructing and using models are core…
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Drawing and using free body diagrams: Why it may be better not to decompose forces
In this study we investigated how two different approaches to drawing free body diagrams influence the development of students’ understanding of Newton’s laws, including their ability to identify real forces. For this purpose we developed a 12-item two-tier multiple choice survey and conducted a…
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Transforming a fourth year modern optics course using a deliberate practice framework
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] We present a study of active learning pedagogies in an upper-division physics course. This work was guided by the principle of deliberate practice for the development of expertise, and this principle was used in the…
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Educational transformation in upper-division physics: The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] In response to the need for a scalable, institutionally supported model of educational change, the Science Education Initiative (SEI) was created as an experiment in transforming course materials and faculty practices…
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Developing a physics expert identity in a biophysics research group
We investigate the development of expert identities through the use of the sociocultural perspective of learning as participating in a community of practice. An ethnographic case study of biophysics graduate students focuses on the experiences the students have in their research group meetings. The…
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Students’ framing of laboratory exercises using infrared cameras
Thermal science is challenging for students due to its largely imperceptible nature. Handheld infrared cameras offer a pedagogical opportunity for students to see otherwise invisible thermal phenomena. In the present study, a class of upper secondary technology students (N=30) partook in four…
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Judgments of physics problem difficulty among experts and novices
Students’ ability to effectively study for an exam, or to manage their time during an exam, is related to their metacognitive capacity. Prior research has demonstrated the effective use of metacognitive strategies during learning and retrieval is related to content expertise. Students also make…
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Productivity of “collisions generate heat” for reconciling an energy model with mechanistic reasoning: A case study
We observe teachers in professional development courses about energy constructing mechanistic accounts of energy transformations. We analyze a case in which teachers investigating adiabatic compression develop a model of the transformation of kinetic energy to thermal energy. Among their ideas is…
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Equity investigation of attitudinal shifts in introductory physics
We report on seven years of attitudinal data using the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey from University Modeling Instruction (UMI) sections of introductory physics at Florida International University. University Modeling Instruction is a curricular and pedagogical transformation of…
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Conceptual problem solving in high school physics
Problem solving is a critical element of learning physics. However, traditional instruction often emphasizes the quantitative aspects of problem solving such as equations and mathematical procedures rather than qualitative analysis for selecting appropriate concepts and principles. This study…