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A Repeat Performance? Challenges In Developing Robust Conceptual Understanding in Quantum Mechanics 
  
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B. Ambrose - Conference Proceedings
Ongoing physics education research (PER) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) is guiding the development of instructional materials for teaching modern physics. Results from this project can help address ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084693
Examining the Evolution of Student Ideas About Quantum Tunneling 
  
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Quantum Physics / Probability, Waves, and Interference
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J. Morgan and M. Wittmann - Conference Proceedings
We have studied whether repeated exposure to complicated physics concepts, such as quantum tunneling, fosters increased understanding. For three students, we have multiple interview, survey, and examination ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2177026
Assessing and improving student understanding of quantum mechanics 
  
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C. Singh - Conference Proceedings
We developed a survey to probe student understanding of quantum mechanics concepts at the beginning of graduate instruction. The survey was administered to 202 graduate students in physics enrolled in first-year ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2177025
Exploring Student Understanding of Energy through the Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey 
  
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S. McKagan and C. Wieman - Conference Proceedings
We present a study of student understanding of energy in quantum mechanical tunneling and barrier penetration. This paper will focus on student responses to two questions that were part of a test given in ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2177024
Student Difficulties in Understanding Probability in Quantum Mechanics 
  
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H. Sadaghiani and L. Bao - Conference Proceedings
We have investigated student difficulties in understanding and interpreting probability and its relevant technical terms as it relates to quantum measurement. These terms include expectation value, probability ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2177023
Do Our Words Really Matter? Case Studies From Quantum Mechanics 
  
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D. Brookes and E. Etkina - Conference Proceedings
To understand the role of language in learning physics, we will treat it as one possible representation of a physical model. We will then present a theoretical framework that enables us to identify physical ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2177022
Resources Students Use to Understand Quantum Mechanical Operators 
  
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E. Gire and C. Manogue - Conference Proceedings
The Paradigms team at Oregon State University has developed a quantum mechanics curriculum aimed at middle division students that begins with a strong emphasis on using operators, matrices and Dirac notation ...
http://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8093&DocID=726
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Graduate Quantum Mechanics Reform 
  
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L. Carr and S. McKagan, Am. J. Phys., 77 (4), 308-319 (2008).
We address four main areas in which graduate quantum mechanics education can be improved: course content, textbook, teaching methods, and assessment tools. We report on a three year longitudinal study at the ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.3079689
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Using conceptual metaphor and functional grammar to explore how language used in physics affects student learning 
  
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D. Brookes and E. Etkina, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 3 (1), 010105 (2007).
This paper introduces a theory about the role of language in learning physics. The theory is developed in the context of physics students and physicists talking and writing about the subject of quantum mechanics. ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010105
Intuitive Quantum Physics 
  
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M. Wittmann and J. Morgan - Online Resource
This web site provides small-group learning materials for teaching wave physics and modern physics to non-science-majors. To match student skills, observation, qualitative analysis, and graphical representations ...
http://perlnet.umaine.edu/iqp/
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