College Students' Transfer from Calculus to Physics

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written by Lili Cui, N. Sanjay Rebello, and Andrew G. Bennett

This research investigated students' transfer of learning from calculus courses to an introductory physics course. We used semi-structured think aloud interviews to assess the extent to which students transfer their calculus knowledge when solving problems in a physics course. Results indicate that students needed prompting and scaffolding to connect the calculus knowledge with the physics problem.

Physics Education Research Conference 2005
Part of the PER Conference series
Salt Lake City, Utah: August 10-11, 2005
Volume 818, Pages 37-40

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Published: February 14, 2006

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Education Foundations - Alternative Conceptions Mathematical Tools - Calculus Other Sciences - Mathematics	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2177017
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Restriction:: © 2005 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.2177017
NSF Number:: 0206943
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Di
Keywords:: PERC 2005, physics problem solving, scaffolding, transfer of learning
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 12, 2009 by Jenny Rempel
Record Updated:: May 25, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 14, 2006
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=8906">Cui, L, N. Rebello, and A. Bennett. "College Students' Transfer from Calculus to Physics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 10-11, 2005.</a>

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L. Cui, N. Rebello, and A. Bennett, College Students' Transfer from Calculus to Physics, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8906&DocID=2862>.

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Cui, L., Rebello, N., & Bennett, A. (2005, August 10-11). College Students' Transfer from Calculus to Physics. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8906&DocID=2862

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Cui, L, N. Rebello, and A. Bennett. "College Students' Transfer from Calculus to Physics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 10-11, 2005. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8906&DocID=2862 (accessed 2 May 2025).

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Cui, Lili, N. Sanjay Rebello, and Andrew G. Bennett. "College Students' Transfer from Calculus to Physics." Physics Education Research Conference 2005. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2005. 37-40 Vol. 818 of PER Conference. 2 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8906&DocID=2862>.

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