C. Nakamura, S. Murphy, D. Zollman, M. Christel, and S. Stevens, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 237-240.
We present an initial analysis of data taken to test the technical functionality and student usability of an interactive synthetic tutoring system administered online. The system…
E. Price, C. De Leone, and N. Lasry, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 265-268.
Physics educators and researchers have recently begun to distinguish between pedagogical approaches and the educational technologies that are used to implement them. For instance,…
S. Pollock, S. Chasteen, M. Dubson, and K. Perkins, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 261-264.
Many upper-division courses at the University of Colorado now regularly use peer instruction in the form of clicker questions during lectures. Particular attention has been paid to…
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,…
J. Chini, A. Carmichael, E. Gire, N. Rebello, and S. Puntambekar, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 97-100.
Our previous work has shown that experimentation with virtual manipulatives supports students’ conceptual learning about simple machines differently than experimentation with…
M. James, Am. J. Phys., 74 (8), 689-691 (2006).
The use of Peer Instruction to enhance lectures in large enrollment introductory college science courses has become widespread. In this technique, learner responses to multiple…