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Michael C. Wittmann, Richard N. Steinberg, and Edward F. Redish
We have investigated student difficulties with mechanical waves and used the idea of mental models to organize our findings. Mental models describe the analogies and guidelines used to come to understand a topic. We find that individual students use both correct and incorrect mental models to make sense of a single physical situation.
The Physics Teacher: Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 15-21
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=3034">Wittmann, M, R. Steinberg, and E. Redish. "Making sense of how students make sense of mechanical waves." Phys. Teach. 37, no. 1, (January 1, 1999): 15-21.</a>
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M. Wittmann, R. Steinberg, and E. Redish, , Phys. Teach. 37 (1), 15 (1999), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880142).
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M. Wittmann, R. Steinberg, and E. Redish, Making sense of how students make sense of mechanical waves, Phys. Teach. 37 (1), 15 (1999), <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880142>.
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Wittmann, M., Steinberg, R., & Redish, E. (1999, January 1). Making sense of how students make sense of mechanical waves. Phys. Teach., 37(1), 15-21. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880142
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Wittmann, M, R. Steinberg, and E. Redish. "Making sense of how students make sense of mechanical waves." Phys. Teach. 37, no. 1, (January 1, 1999): 15-21, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880142 (accessed 23 April 2024).
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Wittmann, Michael, Richard Steinberg, and Edward F. Redish. "Making sense of how students make sense of mechanical waves." Phys. Teach. 37.1 (1999): 15-21. 23 Apr. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880142>.
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