Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Example from Introductory Electricity. Part I: Investigation of Student Understanding

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written by Lillian C. McDermott and Peter S. Shaffer

This is the first of two closely related articles that together describe how results from research can be used as a guide for curriculum development. This first article shows how the investigation of student understanding of electric circuits by the Physics Education Group has contributed to the building of a research base. The second article describes how the group has drawn on this resource both in developing a curriculum for laboratory-based instruction and in adapting this curriculum to fit the constraints of a traditional introductory course. Also discussed is how, in turn, development and implementation of the curriculum have enriched the research base

American Journal of Physics: Volume 60, Issue 11, Pages 994-1003

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17003

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Restriction:: © 1992 American Journal of Physics
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DOI:: 10.1119/1.17003
Keywords:: ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, conceptual difficulties, conceptual understanding, reasoning, student difficulties
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: July 8, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 1, 1992
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=2722">McDermott, Lillian C., and Peter Shaffer. "Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Example from Introductory Electricity. Part I: Investigation of Student Understanding." Am. J. Phys. 60, no. 11, (November 1, 1992): 994-1003.</a>

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L. McDermott and P. Shaffer, , Am. J. Phys. 60 (11), 994 (1992), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17003).

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L. McDermott and P. Shaffer, Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Example from Introductory Electricity. Part I: Investigation of Student Understanding, Am. J. Phys. 60 (11), 994 (1992), <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17003>.

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McDermott, L., & Shaffer, P. (1992, November 1). Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Example from Introductory Electricity. Part I: Investigation of Student Understanding. Am. J. Phys., 60(11), 994-1003. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17003

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McDermott, Lillian C., and Peter Shaffer. "Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Example from Introductory Electricity. Part I: Investigation of Student Understanding." Am. J. Phys. 60, no. 11, (November 1, 1992): 994-1003, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17003 (accessed 26 April 2024).

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McDermott, Lillian C., and Peter Shaffer. "Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Example from Introductory Electricity. Part I: Investigation of Student Understanding." Am. J. Phys. 60.11 (1992): 994-1003. 26 Apr. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17003>.

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