Examining the Evolution of Student Ideas About Quantum Tunneling

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written by Jeffrey T. Morgan and Michael C. Wittmann

We have studied whether repeated exposure to complicated physics concepts, such as quantum tunneling, fosters increased understanding. For three students, we have multiple interview, survey, and examination data over three years. We present data from a single student whose understanding of energy conservation in tunneling improved with repeated instruction, but whose ability to correctly sketch wave function solutions and discuss their meaning showed little progress.

Physics Education Research Conference 2005
Part of the PER Conference series
Salt Lake City, Utah: August 10-11, 2005
Volume 818, Pages 73-76

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Published: February 14, 2006

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Education Foundations - Alternative Conceptions - Cognition = Cognition Development - Student Characteristics = Affect Quantum Physics - Probability, Waves, and Interference	- Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2177026
Access Rights:: Available for purchase
Restriction:: © 2005 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.2177026
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 03.65.Xp
Keywords:: PERC 2005, conceptual understanding, quantum theory, repeated exposure, wave functions
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 14, 2009 by Jenny Rempel
Record Updated:: April 11, 2024 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 14, 2006
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