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B. Lindsey, P. Heron, and P. Shaffer, Am. J. Phys., 77 (11), 999-1009 (2009).
The authors discuss students' ability to apply the concepts of work and energy to situations in which the internal structure of a system cannot be ignored, that is, the system cannot…
  
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C. Manogue, E. Gire, and D. Roundy, PERC 2013 Proceedings, 27-30.
Upper-division physics requires students to use abstract mathematical objects to model measurable properties of physical entities. We have developed activities that engage students…
  
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P. Wattanakasiwich, P. Taleab, M. Sharma, and I. Johnston, Int. J. Innov. Sci. Math. Educ., 21 (1), 29-53 (2013).
Thermodynamics is a basic topic for both science and engineering disciplines. There have been many studies on heat and temperature, but only few focused on laws of thermodynamics.…
  
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C. Tanahoung, M. Sharma, I. Johnston, R. Chitaree, and C. Soankwan, Australian Institute of Physics National Congress (2006).
In 2006, a project was undertaken at the School of Physics, University of Sydney with the aim of measuring introductory students’ conceptual understanding of heat and temperature.…
International Journal of Science Education
  
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H. Chu, D. Treagust, S. Yeo, and M. Zadnik, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 34 (10), 1509-1534 (2012).
The aims of this study were to determine the underlying conceptual structure of the thermal concept evaluation (TCE) questionnaire, a pencil-and-paper instrument about everyday…
  
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C. Tanahoung, R. Chitaree, C. Soankwan, M. Sharma, and I. Johnston, The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, 190-194 (2006).
In 2005 a project was undertaken at Mahidol University of Thailand. The aim of the project was to measure introductory students’ conceptual understanding of heat and temperature. In…
  
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C. Alvarado, M. Wittmann, A. Rogers, and L. Millay, PERC 2016 Proceedings, 32-35.
In the Maine Physical Sciences Partnership (MainePSP), we have observed that students improve the way they analyze thermal energy after instruction. Still, many of them continue to…
  
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P. Barniol and G. Zavala, PERC 2017 Proceedings, 48-51.
The Thermodynamic Concept Survey is a multiple-choice test used in the Physics Education Research community. Analyzing this survey, we detected two issues that made it difficult to…
  
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Y. Urueña, C. Rebello, C. Dasgupta, A. Magana, and N. Rebello, PERC 2017 Proceedings, 304-307.
Recently there have been calls to integrate engineering design experiences to support students’ scientific understanding. There is a need for instructional strategies in which…
Physical Review Physics Education Research
  
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A. Volfson, H. Eshach, and Y. Ben-Abu, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 15 (1), 010143 (2019).
This theoretical study introduces the entropy concept into Chi’s ontological shift theory. Chi distinguishes between two categories of process phenomena, direct and emergent, and…
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