S. McKagan, K. Perkins, and C. Wieman, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 6 (2), 020121 (2010).
The Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey (QMCS) is a 12-question survey of students’ conceptual understanding of quantum mechanics. It is intended to be used to measure the relative…
C. Baily and N. Finkelstein, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 5 (1), 010106 (2009).
Variations in student epistemic and ontological commitments can be characterized, and many students have preferences for realist interpretations of quantum phenomena.
Introductory…
S. McKagan, K. Perkins, M. Dubson, C. Malley, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, and C. Wieman, Am. J. Phys., 76 (4), 406-417 (2008).
Quantum mechanics is difficult to learn because it is counter-intuitive, hard to visualize, mathematically challenging, and abstract. The Physics Education Technology (PhET) Project,…