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Learning about Student Learning in Intermediate Mechanics: Using Research to Improve Instruction 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Alternative Conceptions
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations
Education Foundations / Cognition
Education Practices / Pedagogy
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B. Ambrose - Conference Proceedings
Ongoing research in physics education has demonstrated that physics majors often do not develop a working knowledge of basic concepts in mechanics, even after standard instruction in…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9891&DocID=1523
Students' Conceptual Understanding of Quantum Physics at College 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Quantum Physics / General
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B. Akarsu - Book
The purposes of the current study were to study the potential solutions of the common learning difficulties, insufficient teaching techniques and others significant instructional or…
http://www.amazon.com/Students-Conceptual-Understanding-Quantum-Physics/...
Alternative conceptions, memory, & mental models in physics education 
  
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G. Lee, J. Shin, J. Park, S. Song, Y. Kim, and L. Bao - Conference Proceedings
There are two somewhat independent research traditions, which converge to suggest a form of students' knowledge: alternative conceptions and mental models. However we have little…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084727
Concerning Scientific Discourse about Heat 
  
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Thermo & Stat Mech / General
Education Foundations / Communication / Speaking
Education Foundations / Communication / Writing
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D. Brookes, G. Horton, A. Heuvelen, and E. Etkina - Conference Proceedings
We aim to examine communication in physics from a linguistic perspective and suggest a theoretical viewpoint that may enable us to explain and understand many physics students'…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084723
Teaching, Learning and Physics Education Research: Views of Mainstream Physics Professors 
  
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Education Foundations / Teacher Characteristics
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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Education Foundations / Teacher Characteristics / Affect
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C. Henderson and M. Dancy - Conference Proceedings
This paper presents the preliminary results of interviews with four thoughtful senior faculty who are not part of the Physics Education Research (PER) community. The interviews…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084713
Student Understanding Of Gravitational Potential Energy And The Motion Of Bodies In A Gravitational Field 
  
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Astronomy / Fundamentals / Gravity
Astronomy / Fundamentals / Energy and Temperature
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M. Loverude - Conference Proceedings
We have been investigating student understanding of energy concepts in the context of introductory courses for non-science majors as well as those for science and engineering majors.…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084705
Diminishing Forces — Implications for Contextual Dependence of a Misconception 
  
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Electricity & Magnetism / Electrostatics / Coulomb's Law
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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A. Allbaugh - Conference Proceedings
Evidence is presented to suggest a misconception concerning motion of an object when acted upon by a force that decreases with distance such as Coulomb's Law. This evidence was…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084704
Probing Students' Epistemologies Using Split Tasks 
  
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T. McCaskey and A. Elby - Conference Proceedings
Do students really believe the physical principles they learn in class? To explore this question, we gave an FCI "split" task in which students indicated the answers they think a…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084700
Investigation of Students’ Preconceptions and Difficulties with the Vector Direction Concept at a Mexican University 
  
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General Physics / Mathematical Tools / Vector Algebra
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P. Barniol and G. Zavala - Conference Proceedings
In this paper, we investigate common preconceptions that Mexican university students have with the concept of direction of a vector. Students entering a large private Mexican…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9514&DocID=1387
Students’ Understanding of Stern Gerlach Experiment 
  
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Quantum Physics / Spin and Finite Dimensional Systems
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G. Zhu and C. Singh - Conference Proceedings
The Stern Gerlach experiment has played a central role in the discovery of spin angular momentum and it has also played a pivotal role in elucidating foundational issues in quantum…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9513&DocID=1388
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