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Hands-On and Minds-On Modeling Activities to Improve Students' Conceptions of Microscopic Friction 
  
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100
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Education Practices / Active Learning
Classical Mechanics / Applications of Newton's Laws / Friction
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Education Foundations / Cognition / Cognition Development
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E. Corpuz and S. Rebello - Conference Proceedings
In this paper we discuss the development and validation of hands-on and minds-on modeling activities geared towards improving students' understanding of microscopic friction. We will also present our investigation ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2820950
American Journal of Physics
Conceptual development about motion and force in elementary and middle school students 
  
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100
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Elementary School
Subjects:
Education Foundations / Student Populations / Early Childhood
Classical Mechanics / General
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Education Foundations / Alternative Conceptions
Education Foundations / Cognition / Cognition Development
Education Foundations / Student Characteristics / Ability
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D. Dykstra and D. Sweet, Am. J. Phys., 77 (5), 468-476 (2009).
Methods of physics education research were applied to find what kinds of changes in 4th, 6th, and 8th grade student understanding of motion can occur and at what age. Such findings are necessary for the physics ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.3090824
Preliminary Study of Impulse-Momentum Diagrams 
  
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100
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Practices / Pedagogy / Heuristics
Classical Mechanics / Linear Momentum
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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D. Rosengrant and T. Mzoughi - Conference Proceedings
In this paper we present a new representation to help students learn about momentum, impulse and conservation of momentum which we call an Impulse-Momentum Diagram. We include a description of this diagram ...
http://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8113&DocID=747
Toward a Comprehensive Picture of Student Understanding of Force, Velocity, and Acceleration 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Classical Mechanics / General
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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R. Rosenblatt, E. Sayre, and A. Heckler - Conference Proceedings
Students’ difficulties with conceptual questions about force, velocity, and acceleration have been well documented. However, there has been no single systematic study of student understanding of all paired ...
http://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8112&DocID=746
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Comparing three methods for teaching Newton’s third law 
  
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100
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Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Education Practices / Active Learning / Inquiry Learning
Classical Mechanics / Newton's Third Law
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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T. Smith and M. Wittmann, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 3 (2), 020105 (2007).
Although guided-inquiry methods for teaching introductory physics have been individually shown to be more effective at improving conceptual understanding than traditional lecture-style instruction, researchers ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020105
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Applying clustering to statistical analysis of student reasoning about two-dimensional kinematics 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Research Design & Methodology
Classical Mechanics / Motion in Two Dimensions
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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R. Springuel, M. Wittmann, and J. Thompson, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 3 (2), 020107 (2007).
We use clustering, an analysis method not presently common to the physics education research community, to group and characterize student responses to written questions about two-dimensional kinematics. Previously, ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Assessing student expertise in introductory physics with isomorphic problems. I. Performance on nonintuitive problem pair from introductory physics 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Practices / Active Learning / Problem Solving
Classical Mechanics / Rotational Dynamics
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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C. Singh, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 4 (1), 010104 (2008).
Investigations related to expertise in problem solving and ability to transfer learning from one context to another are important for developing strategies to help students perform more expertlike tasks. Here ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010104
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Assessing student expertise in introductory physics with isomorphic problems. II. Effect of some potential factors on problem solving and transfer 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Practices / Active Learning / Problem Solving
Classical Mechanics / Applications of Newton's Laws / Friction
Classical Mechanics / Rotational Dynamics
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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C. Singh, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 4 (1), 010105 (2008).
This paper explores the use of isomorphic problem pairs (IPPs) to assess introductory physics students’ ability to solve and successfully transfer problem-solving knowledge from one context to another in mechanics. ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010105
Connecting Meaning and Mathematics 
  
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100
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Upper Undergraduate
Subjects:
Classical Mechanics / General
Classical Mechanics / Motion in Two Dimensions / Central Forces
Classical Mechanics / Relative Motion / Rotating Reference Frames
Classical Mechanics / Relative Motion / Coriolis Effect
Classical Mechanics / Rotational Dynamics
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations / Simple Harmonic Motion
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations / Damped Oscillators
Other Sciences / Mathematics
Education Practices / Instructional Material Design
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D. Meredith - Online Resource
This page contains step-by-step tutorials and guided inquiry activities that are designed to help students discover physical properties and concepts by developing understanding from mathematics. Problem-solving ...
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~dawnm/connectm&m.html
Intermediate Mechanics Tutorials 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Classical Mechanics / General
Classical Mechanics / Applications of Newton's Laws
Classical Mechanics / Work and Energy
Classical Mechanics / Rotational Dynamics
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations
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M. Wittmann and B. Ambrose - Online Resource
This web site provides small-group learning materials for teaching intermediate mechanics. The physics is Newtonian with very little Lagrangian formalism. Materials are a mix of conceptual, mathematical, and ...
http://perlnet.umaine.edu/imt/
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