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An assessment of professional development for astronomy and physics faculty: Expanding our vision of how to support faculty's learning about teaching 
  
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A. Olmstead - Thesis
Publication Date: June 23, 2016
In this thesis, we will explore approaches to faculty instructional change in astronomy and physics. We primarily focus on professional development (PD) workshops, which are a…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14059&DocID=4454
Improving the Quantum Mechanics Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Physics Graduate Students 
  
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E. Marshman - Thesis
Publication Date: July 13, 2015
Many physics graduate students face the unique challenge of being both students and teachers concurrently. To succeed in these roles, they must develop both physics content knowledge…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13787&DocID=4207
Developing and Assessing Research-Based Tools for Teaching Quantum Mechanics and Thermodynamics 
  
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B. Brown - Thesis
Publication Date: July 7, 2015
Research-based tools to educate college students in physics courses from introductory level to graduate level are essential for helping students with a diverse set of goals and…
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Reading the Sky - From Starspots to Spotting Stars 
  
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U. Eriksson - Thesis
Publication Date: December 11, 2014
This thesis encompasses two research fields in astronomy: astrometry and astronomy education and they are discussed in two parts. These parts represent two sides of a coin;…
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Using the Tutorial Approach to Improve Physics Learning from Introductory to Graduate Level 
  
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S. DeVore - Thesis
Publication Date: November 18, 2014
In this thesis, I discuss the development and evaluation of tutorials ranging from introductory to graduate level. Tutorials were developed based upon research on student…
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Conceptual Understanding of Quantum Mechanics: An Investigation into Physics Students’ Depictions of the Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics 
  
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M. Ayene Ejigu - Thesis
Publication Date: July 1, 2014
This study characterized the variation in undergraduate physics students depictions of the basic concepts of Quantum Mechanics (QM) and extrapolated to possible instructional…
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Doing Positive Work: on student understanding of thermodynamics 
  
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H. Georgiou - Thesis
Publication Date: May 30, 2014
This thesis addresses several aspects of the teaching and learning of thermodynamics in the context of first year university Physics. Thermodynamics is a topic that attracts far less…
http://sydney.edu.au/science/physics/pdfs/research/super/georgiou_h_thes...
Improving Student Learning and Views of Physics in a Large Enrollment Introductory Physics Class 
  
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K. Shan - Thesis
Publication Date: April 14, 2014
Introductory physics courses often serve as gatekeepers for many scientific and engineering programs and, increasingly, colleges are relying on large, lecture formats for these…
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Implementation of Scientific Community Laboratories and Their Effect on Student Conceptual Learning, Attitudes, and Understanding of Uncertainty 
  
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A. Lark - Thesis
Publication Date: April 2, 2014
Scientific Community Laboratories, developed by The University of Maryland, have shown initial promise as laboratories meant to emulate the practice of doing physics. These…
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More than just "plug-and-chug": Exploring how physics students make sense with equations 
  
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E. Kuo - Thesis
Publication Date: December 15, 2013
In this dissertation, I explore the ways that undergraduate physics students make conceptual sense of physics equations and the factors that support this type of reasoning through…
http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/dissertations/Kuo/
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