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Addressing Student Difficulties with Buoyancy 
  
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D. Wagner, S. Cohen, and A. Moyer, PERC 2009 Proceedings, 289-292.
This study is part of an ongoing effort to develop a diagnostic test assessing student understanding of fluids. In particular, this paper addresses a question involving density and…
http://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9507&DocID=1382
Intermediate Mechanics Tutorials: Newton's laws and velocity-dependent forces 
  
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M. Wittmann and B. Ambrose - Online Resource
This set of tutorial materials covers the topic of velocity dependent forces. Students examine qualitatively and quantitatively the motion of objects being acted upon by a velocity…
http://faculty.gvsu.edu/ambroseb/research/IMT-VelDepForces.html#Newton
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Commonsense conceptions of emergent processes: Why some misconceptions are robust 
  
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M. Chi, J. Learn. Sci., 14 (2), 161-199 (2005).
This article offers a plausible domain-general explanation for why some concepts of processes are resistant to instructional remediation although other, apparently similar concepts…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327809jls1402_1
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Developing relevant teaching strategies during in-service training 
  
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A. Ambrosis, P. Mascheretti, and L. Borghi, Phys. Educ., 38 (1), 41-46 (2003).
The research reported here focuses on links between teachers' comprehension of the underlying physics and their development of educational strategies for classroom work during…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/38/1/307
Understanding How Students Use Physical Ideas in Introductory Biology Courses 
  
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J. Watkins, K. Hall, E. Redish, and T. Cooke, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 333-336.
The University of Maryland (UMD) Biology Education and Physics Education Research Groups are investigating students’ views on the role of physics in introductory biology courses.…
http://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10497&DocID=1953
Generating Explanations for an Emergent Process: The Movement of Sand Dunes 
  
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L. Barth-Cohen, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 77-80.
The movement of sand dunes in the desert is an emergent process; the overall movement of a dune is influenced both by the random interactions among individual sand particles and by…
http://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10389&DocID=1861