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Designing upper-division thermal physics assessment items informed by faculty perspectives of key content coverage
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K. Rainey, M. Vignal, and B. Wilcox, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.,
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Though several conceptual inventories have been developed for thermal physics, none target upper-division material and all focus specifically on thermodynamics without including…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020113
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Exploring student conceptual resources about heat and temperature
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Y. Abraham, M. Valentin, B. Hansen, L. Bauman, and A. Robertson, PERC 2021 Proceedings, 21-26.
Previous literature about students’ understanding of heat and temperature primarily emphasizes students’ misunderstandings of canonical physics concepts. In our study, we used a…
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Comparing undergraduate and graduate student reasoning on a conceptual entropy questionnaire
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N. Crossette, M. Vignal, and B. Wilcox, PERC 2021 Proceedings, 105-110.
In a prior study, we investigated graduate student reasoning on a set of entropy-related conceptual tasks in a think-aloud format. The tasks involved entropy from microscopic and…
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Understanding combinatorics challenges in an upper-division thermodynamics course
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K. Oliver and B. Wilcox, PERC 2021 Proceedings, 315-320.
Upper division thermodynamics courses require students to develop proficiency with several combinatorial topics. While little research has been done to establish student comfort and…
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Investigating graduate student reasoning on a conceptual entropy questionnaire
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N. Crossette, M. Vignal, and B. Wilcox, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.,
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Student learning in upper-division thermal physics has not been studied to the same extent as in other courses like electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. Studies addressing…
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The Importance of Language in Students' Reasoning About Heat in Thermodynamic Processes
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D. Brookes and E. Etkina, Int. J. Sci. Educ.,
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Researchers believe that the way that students talk, specifically the language that they use, can offer a window into their reasoning processes. Yet the connection between what…
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2015.1025246
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Investigating how graduate students connect microstates and macrostates with entropy
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N. Crossette, M. Vignal, and B. Wilcox, PERC 2020 Proceedings, 98-103.
As a first step in a larger study of student reasoning in upper-division thermal physics, we conducted thinkaloud interviews with 8 physics graduate students to probe their…
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Development and validation of a conceptual survey instrument to evaluate students’ understanding of thermodynamics
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B. Brown and C. Singh, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.,
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We discuss the development and validation of a conceptual multiple-choice survey instrument called the survey of thermodynamic processes and first and second laws (STPFaSL) suitable…
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Fostering appropriation through designing for multiple access points to a multidimensional understanding of physics
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O. Levrini, M. Levin, and P. Fantini, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.,
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[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Curriculum Development: Theory into Design.] The overarching goal of this paper is to illustrate the interplay between theory, design…
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Introductory thermal concept evaluation: assessing students' understanding
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S. Yeo and M. Zadnik, Phys. Teach.,
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We describe a pen and paper instrument designed to provide a measure of a range of student beliefs about thermal phenomena. The trial version, administered to 478 high school and…
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