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Method for analyzing students' utilization of prior physics learning in new contexts
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D. McBride, D. Zollman, and N. Rebello, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res.,
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In prior research, the classification of concepts into three types—descriptive, hypothetical and theoretical—has allowed for the association of students' use of different concept…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10863&DocID=2215
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Specificity, transfer, and the development of expertise
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D. Brookes, B. Ross, and J. Mestre, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res.,
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In this paper we present the results of two experiments designed to understand how physics students’ learning of the concept of refraction is influenced by the cognitive phenomenon…
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Using Multimedia to Teach Optics to College Students
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This research included three phases: investigation of college students' understandings of light and optics, development of multimedia activities, and assessment of students'…
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Combining cognitive research and multimedia for teaching light and optics
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W. Zhang and R. Fuller, International Conference on Undergraduate Physics Education,
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Research has shown that: a) students' initial ideas and mental models play an important role in physics learning, b) technology is an effective instructional tool if appropriately…
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Transfer of Learning from Traditional Optics to Wavefront Aberrometry
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This research presents an investigation of how students dynamically construct knowledge in a new situation. In particular, this work focuses on the contexts of light and optics, and…
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Connecting three pivotal concepts in K-12 science state standards and maps of conceptual growth to research in physics education
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C. Singh and C. Schunn, J. Phys. Teach. Online,
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This paper describes three conceptual areas in physics that are particularly important targets for educational interventions in K-12 science. These conceptual areas are force and…
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An Evolving Model for Seeing Colored Objects: A Case Study Progression
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E. Kahle, R. Scherr, and H. Close, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 185-188.
We document the experience of a single participant in a course for secondary teacher professional development in order to track the changes in her thinking about how light interacts…
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Constructing Definitions as a Goal of Inquiry
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L. Atkins Elliott and I. Salter, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 65-68.
In a class on perception, students, over the course of 3 weeks, constructed an account of “blurriness” with respect to vision, describing blurriness as occurring when “more than one…
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A Research-based Curriculum for Teaching the Photoelectric Effect
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S. McKagan, W. Handley, K. Perkins, and C. Wieman, Am. J. Phys.,
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Physics faculty consider the photoelectric effect important, but many erroneously believe it is easy for students to understand. We have developed curriculum on this topic including…
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Active learning in intermediate optics through concept building laboratories
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M. Masters and T. Grove, Am. J. Phys.,
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We have modified our intermediate optics laboratory to improve student understanding through the use of active learning. Our approach relies on the direct confrontation of…
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