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Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement 
  
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T. Volkwyn, S. Allie, A. Buffler, and F. Lubben, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 4 (1), 010108 (2008).
Conventional physics laboratory courses generally include an emphasis on increasing students’ ability to carry out data analysis according to scientific practice, in particular, those aspects that relate to ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010108
International Journal of Science Education
Teaching Electricity Effectively in the Primary School: A Case Study 
  
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M. Summers, C. Kruger, and J. Mant, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 20 (2), 153-172.
Identifies subject and teaching knowledge that primary school teachers can use to effectively develop children's understanding of electricity and simple circuits. Presents a set of electricity concepts that ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0950069980200203
American Journal of Physics
Modernizing introductory physics 
  
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C. Holbrow, J. Amato, E. Galvez, and J. Lloyd, Am. J. Phys., 63 (12), 1078-1090 (1995).
Since 1985 the Colgate University Department of Physics and Astronomy has been reshaping the first term of introductory calculus-level physics to answer the question: "Why do we believe in atoms and the properties ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.18095
American Journal of Physics
The Graduate Record Examination As An Indicator of U.S. Physics Students' Comprehension of Curriculum 
  
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J. Halley, A. Adjoudani, P. Heller, and J. Terwilliger, Am. J. Phys., 59 (5), 403-410 (1991).
The study described uses the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as an indicator of US undergraduate physics majors' comprehension. Generally the results show that the GRE does not cover the entire curriculum ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.16517
Science Education
A curricular frame for physics education: development, comparison with students' interests, and impact on students' achievement and self-concept 
  
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P. Häussler and L. Hoffmann, Sci. Educ., 84 (6), 689-705 (2000).
This article presents three interlinked studies aimed at: (1) developing a curricular frame for physics education; (2) assessing the students' interest in the contents, contexts, and activities that are suggested ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1098-237X(200011)84:6%3C689::AID-SCE1%3E3.0.CO...
Journal of Engineering Education
Curricular emphasis in mechanics: A national update 
  
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J. Hansen and C. Fisher, J. Eng. Educ., 76 (7), 664-669.
Reports results of a nationwide survey on undergraduate mechanics education. These results are compared with previous surveys to document trends in mechanics education. Areas addressed include degrees granted, ...
http://www.compadre.org/PER/items/detail.cfm?ID=2601
American Journal of Physics
The challenge of matching learning assessments to teaching goals: An example from the work-energy and impulse-momentum theorems 
  
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T. Pride, S. Vokos, and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 66 (2), 147-157.
The issue of how to assess learning is addressed in the context of an investigation of student understanding of the work-energy and impulse-momentum theorems. Evidence is presented that conceptual and reasoning ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.18836
American Journal of Physics
Modern mechanics 
  
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R. Chabay and B. Sherwood, Am. J. Phys., 72 (4), 439-445 (2004).
We consider the goals of the introductory course in classical mechanics taken by physics majors and argue both that these goals are not well met in actual courses and that the goals themselves should be rethought. ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1646134
Helping graduate assistants teach physics: problems and solutions 
  
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E. Etkina, Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 7 (3), 123-137 (2000).
Describes a "Basics of Teaching Physics" course as an approach to training teaching assistants (TAs) in science, math, engineering, and technology (SMET) departments. The regular graduate course is based on ...
http://www.compadre.org/PER/items/detail.cfm?ID=2292

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