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Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Systematic study of student understanding of the relationships between the directions of force, velocity, and acceleration in one dimension 
  
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R. Rosenblatt and A. Heckler, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 7 (2), 020112 (2011).
We developed an instrument to systematically investigate student conceptual understanding of the relationships between the directions of net force, velocity, and acceleration in one…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11930&DocID=2808
A Coordination Class Analysis of College Students' Judgments about Animated Motion 
  
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T. Thaden-Koch - Thesis
The coordination class construct was invented by diSessa and Sherin to clarify what it means to learn and use scientific concepts. A coordination class is defined to consist of…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11959&DocID=4452
American Journal of Physics
A research-based approach to improving student understanding of the vector nature of kinematical concepts 
  
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P. Shaffer and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 73 (10), 921-931 (2005).
In this paper we describe a long-term, large-scale investigation of the ability of university students to treat velocity and acceleration as vectors in one and two dimensions. Some…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2000976
Identifying and addressing student difficulties and misconceptions: examples from physics and from materials science and engineering 
  
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R. Rosenblatt - Thesis
Here I present my work identifying and addressing student difficulties with several materials science and physics topics. In the first part of this thesis, I present my work…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12338&DocID=3065
Mathematical vs. Conceptual Understanding: Where Do We Draw The Line? 
  
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H. Sadaghiani and N. Aguilera, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 358-361.
This research involved high school physics students and how they learn to understand Newton’s laws as they relate to falling bodies and projectile motion. Students in introductory,…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12852&DocID=3384
New ways of investigating the canonical coin toss acceleration problem 
  
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M. Wittmann and J. Hawkins, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 422-425.
Asking students about the acceleration of a tossed object is a well-studied problem in physics education research. Students frequently respond using reasoning that describes the…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12867&DocID=3399
American Journal of Physics
Rotational kinematics of a particle in rectilinear motion: Perceptions and pitfalls 
  
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K. Mashood and V. Singh, Am. J. Phys., 80 (8), 720-723 (2012).
Rectilinear motion of a particle with constant velocity is one of the simplest situations one can envisage in mechanics. We discuss the rotational kinematics associated with this…
http://doi.org/10.1119/1.4721641
The Effects of Developing Kinematics Concepts Graphically Prior to Introducing Algebraic Problem Solving Techniques 
  
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R. Culbertson, J. Archambault, T. Burch, M. Crofton, and A. McClure - Thesis
Kinematics concepts in physics have been modeled algebraically, graphically and with motion maps. However, the investigators have noticed that despite the many representations…
http://modeling.asu.edu/modeling/Kinematics-graphical08brief.pdf
Role of Multiple Representations in Physics Problem Solving 
  
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A. Maries - Thesis
This thesis explores the role of multiple representations in introductory physics students’ problem solving performance. Representations can help students focus on the conceptual…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13052&DocID=3616
Student Epistemology About Mathematical Integration In A Physics Context: A Case Study 
  
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J. Von Korff, A. Elby, D. Hu, and N. Rebello, PERC 2013 Proceedings, 353-356.
During a sequence of interventions including a tutorial and a teaching interview, a student (“Bryce”) showed evidence of understanding all the steps of Riemann-sum style reasoning…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13151&DocID=3698
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