The use of ACER to develop and analyze student responses to expectation value problems

Green, Chrystin; Passante, Gina

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The use of ACER to develop and analyze student responses to expectation value problems

written by Chrystin Green and Gina Passante

In this study we use the ACER framework to investigate how students perform the expectation value in quantum mechanics. Students were given an exam question that required the use of the generalized uncertainty principle to find the lower bound of ΔAΔB for different angular momentum operators. This question requires students to use several mathematical tools, but in this study we focus on the expectation value. The data are analyzed using the ACER framework and we give special attention to students' choice of mathematical representation. Of the four components in the ACER framework (activation, construction, execution, and reflection), we find that in our question the activation step presents the largest stumbling block for students. We also discuss the limitations of the ACER framework for this type of investigation.

Physics Education Research Conference 2017
Part of the PER Conference series
Cincinnati, OH: July 26-27, 2017
Pages 152-155

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Education Foundations - Learning Theory = Representations = Transfer - Problem Solving = Metacognition = Representational Use Quantum Physics - Foundations and Measurements = Uncertainty Principles	- Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2017.pr.033
Keywords:: PERC 2017, mathematical tools, student reflection
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