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Understanding and Interpreting Calculus Graphs: Refining an Instrument 
  
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N. Perez-Goytia, A. Dominguez, and G. Zavala, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 249-252.
The objective of this ongoing study is to refine an instrument to evaluate conceptual understanding and graphical interpretation of a function and its derivative. The instrument is…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10465&DocID=1925
Student Use of Physics to Make Sense of Incomplete but Functional VPython Programs in a Lab Setting 
  
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S. Weatherford - Thesis
Computational activities in Matter & Interactions, an introductory calculus-based physics course, provide students with experience applying a small set of fundamental principles to…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11184&DocID=3062
An investigation of student thinking regarding calorimetry, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics 
  
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W. Christensen - Thesis
This thesis constitutes an investigation into student understanding of concepts in thermal physics in an introductory calculus-based university physics course. Nearly 90% of students…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12337&DocID=3068
Assessing and Enhancing the Introductory Science Course in Physics and Biology: Peer Instruction, Classroom Demonstrations, and Genetics Vocabulary 
  
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A. Fagen - Thesis
Most introductory college science courses in the United States are taught in large lectures with students rarely having the opportunity to think critically about the material being…
https://mazur.harvard.edu/files/mazur/files/pub_405.pdf
A Study of Educational Simulations Part I - Engagement and Learning 
  
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W. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. McKagan, K. Perkins, M. Dubson, and C. Wieman, J. Interact. Learn. Res, 19 (3), 397-419 (2008).
Interactive computer simulations with complex representations and sophisticated graphics are a relatively new addition to the classroom, and research in this area is limited. We have…
https://www.learntechlib.org/p/24230/
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Reinventing college physics for biologists: Explicating an epistemological curriculum 
  
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E. Redish and D. Hammer, Am. J. Phys., 77 (7), 629-642 (2009).
The University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group has done a five-year project to rethink, observe, and reform introductory algebra-based (college) physics, which primarily…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3119150
National Science Policy Study 
  
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S. Hays; Editors: T. Thaden-Koch and R. Fuller, PERC 1998 Proceedings, 87-100.
In this PERC 1998 session, Sharon Hays discusses her work on formulating a policy with respect to science for the United States Congress.
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Exploring gender differences with different gain calculations in astronomy and biology 
  
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S. Willoughby and A. Metz, Am. J. Phys., 77 (7), 651-657 (2009).
To investigate differences in learning gains by gender, we collected data in large introductory astronomy and biology courses. Male astronomy students had significantly higher pre-…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3133087
Facilitating Students’ Problem Solving across Multiple Representations in Introductory Mechanics 
  
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D. Nguyen, E. Gire, and N. Rebello, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 45-48.
Solving problems presented in multiple representations is an important skill for future physicists and engineers. However, such a task is not easy for most students taking…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10380&DocID=1853
Teaching physics to life science students - Examining the role of biological context 
  
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C. Crouch and K. Heller, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 159-162.
We describe a research agenda to inform renovating the introductory physics course commonly taught to life science majors. The theoretical framework of the renovation is the…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11835&DocID=2685
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