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E. Gire and C. Manogue, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 195-198.
Operators play a central role in the formalism of quantum mechanics. In particular, operators corresponding to observables encode important information about the results of quantum…
  
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D. Hu, J. Von Korff, and N. Rebello, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 215-218.
We carried out several experiments in which we used sequences of physics problems to investigate students' ability to apply calculus concepts in physics problems. In this paper, we…
  
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B. Ibrahim and N. Rebello, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 219-222.
The study investigates the kinds of mental representations constructed by engineering students at Kansas State University when solving problems in the context of kinematics. A cohort…
  
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N. Khan, D. Hu, D. Nguyen, and N. Rebello, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 227-230.
Integration is widely used in physics in electricity and magnetism (E&M), as well as in mechanics, to calculate physical quantities from other non-constant quantities. We designed a…
  
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S. Lin, C. Singh, W. Mamudi, C. Henderson, and E. Yerushalmi, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 255-258.
In order to study graduate teaching assistants (TAs) beliefs and values about the design of instructor problem solutions, twenty-four TAs were provided with different solutions and…
  
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S. Lin and C. Singh, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 251-254.
Prior research suggests that many students believe that the magnitude of the static frictional force is always equal to its maximum value. Here, we examine introductory students'…
  
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A. Maries and C. Singh, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 263-266.
Drawing appropriate diagrams is a useful problem solving heuristic that can transform a given problem into a representation that is easier to exploit for solving it. A major focus…
  
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M. Martinuk and J. Ives, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 267-270.
Many researchers and textbooks have promoted the use of rigid prescribed strategies for encouraging development of expert-like problem-solving behavior in novice students. The…
  
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A. Pawl, A. Barrantes, C. Cardamone, S. Rayyan, and D. Pritchard, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 287-290.
Strategic knowledge is required to appropriately organize procedures and concepts to solve problems. We are developing a standardized instrument assessing strategic knowledge in the…
  
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C. Rebello and N. Rebello, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 311-314.
Previous studies have focused on the resources that students activate and utilize while solving a given physics problem. However, few studies explore how students relate a given…
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