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Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism 
  
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Electricity and magnetism are important topics in physics. Research shows that students have many common difficulties in understanding concepts related to electricity and magnetism.…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11789&DocID=2647
Examining students' understanding of electrical circuits through multiple-choice testing and interviews 
  
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Research has shown that high school and university students have misconceptions about direct current resistive electric circuits. At present, there are no standard diagnostic…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11585&DocID=2500
Probing Student Understanding with Alternative Questioning Strategies 
  
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J. Hawkins, B. Frank, J. Thompson, M. Wittmann, and T. Wemyss, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 207-210.
Common research tasks ask students to identify a correct answer and justify their answer choice. We propose expanding the array of research tasks to access different knowledge that…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11848&DocID=2699
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Teaching electric circuits with multiple batteries: A qualitative approach 
  
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D. Smith and P. van Kampen, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 7 (2), 020115 (2011).
We have investigated preservice science teachers’ qualitative understanding of circuits consisting of multiple batteries in single and multiple loops using a pretest and post-test…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11927&DocID=2843
Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electric Circuit Concepts Test (DIRECT) 
  
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This 29-question research-based multiple-choice test is designed to evaluate students' reasoning regarding direct current resistive electric circuits. The test may be administered to…
https://www.physport.org/assessments/DIRECT
Teaching Electric Circuit Concepts Using Microcomputer-Based Current/Voltage Probes 
  
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D. Sokoloff, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Microcomputer-Based Laboratories, 156, 129-146 (1992).
A number of researchers have reported on the difficulties students have with simple electric circuit concepts. This paper reports on the use of microcomputer-based Current/Voltage…
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61189-6_7
Improving Students' Understanding of Lock-In Amplifiers 
  
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S. DeVore, A. Gauthier, J. Levy, and C. Singh, PERC 2013 Proceedings, 121-124.
A lock-in amplifier is a versatile instrument frequently used in physics research. However, many students struggle with the basic operating principles of a lock-in amplifier which…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13124&DocID=3673
Assessing the impact of a computer simulation in conjunction with Tutorials in Introductory Physics on conceptual understanding 
  
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R. Hazelton, P. Shaffer, and P. Heron, PERC 2013 Proceedings, 177-180.
This paper compares the effect on student understanding from using either real-world circuits or an interactive circuit simulation. Three groups of students who worked through a…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13134&DocID=3682
The dependence of instructional outcomes on individual differences: An example from DC circuits 
  
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T. Scaife and A. Heckler, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 370-373.
In a study of student understanding of the power dissipated through simple networks of resistors, two consistent, contradictory response patterns were identified: a greater…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12855&DocID=3387
DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses 
  
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I. John and S. Allie, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 202-205.
We report on a study with first year university physics students in which we investigated the effect on student responses when small contextual changes were made to the presentation…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12812&DocID=3346
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