P. Chastenay and M. Riopel, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 16 (2), 020107 (2020).
We present the development and validation of a new assessment tool, the Moon Phases Concept Inventory for Middle School (MPCI-MS), a concept inventory about the phases of the moon…
K. Williamson, E. Prather, and S. Willoughby, Am. J. Phys., 84 (6), 458-466 (2016).
The study described here extends the applicability of the Newtonian Gravity Concept Inventory (NGCI) to college algebra-based physics classes, beyond the general education astronomy…
D. Syphers, PERC 2024 Proceedings, 420-425.
The metric tensor is a key concept in general relativity, necessary to describe black holes, gravitational waves, the expanding universe, and other interesting and important…
M. Wittmann, C. Alvarado, and L. Millay, PERC 2016 Proceedings, 396-399.
In a teacher professional development meeting, teachers were asked a question about potential energy and then to discuss why students might give a particular response to it. Working…