Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations

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written by Eleanor C. Sayre, Michael C. Wittmann, and John R. Thompson

We developed an iterative survey to study the process of resource selection in a specific nearly-novel situation - the design of vacuum tube diodes. Preliminary data from upper-level undergraduate physics majors suggest that the ability to identify diode function in simple circuits predicts the ability to construct diodes.

Physics Education Research Conference 2003
Part of the PER Conference series
Madison, WI: August 6-7, 2003
Volume 720, Pages 101-104

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Published: September 9, 2004

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Foundations - Assessment = Instruments - Cognition Electricity & Magnetism - Semiconductors and Tubes = Diodes	- Upper Undergraduate - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1807264
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Restriction:: © 2003 American Institute of Physics
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DOI:: 10.1063/1.1807264
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Gm; 01.40.Di
Keywords:: PERC 2003, diodes, educational aids, educational courses, electromagnetism, resource selection
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 14, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: April 11, 2024 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 9, 2004
Other Collections:: The PER-Central

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=2868">Sayre, E, M. Wittmann, and J. Thompson. "Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2003, Madison, WI, August 6-7, 2003.</a>

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Sayre, E., Wittmann, M., & Thompson, J. (2003, August 6-7). Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2003, Madison, WI. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2868&DocID=3419

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Sayre, E, M. Wittmann, and J. Thompson. "Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2003, Madison, WI, August 6-7, 2003. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2868&DocID=3419 (accessed 1 May 2025).

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Sayre, Eleanor, Michael Wittmann, and John Thompson. "Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations." Physics Education Research Conference 2003. Madison, WI: 2003. 101-104 Vol. 720 of PER Conference. 1 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2868&DocID=3419>.

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