This applet simulates Fresnel diffraction patterns from monochromatic light through various apertures, including circles, half-plane, slit, double slit, corner, cross and more. The…
K. Matejak-Cvenic, M. Planinic, A. Susac, L. Ivanjek, K. Jelicic, and M. Hopf, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 18 (1), 010103 (2022).
A new diagnostic instrument, the Conceptual Survey on Wave Optics (CSWO), was developed and validated on 224 high school students (aged 18–19 years) in Croatia. The process of test…
A. Susac, M. Planinić, A. Bubić, L. Ivanjek, and M. Palmovic, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 16 (2), 020133 (2020).
Previous studies have demonstrated that students have difficulties in applying the wave model of light to explain single-slit diffraction and double-slit interference patterns. In…
B. Cai, L. Mainhood, R. Groome, C. Laverty, and A. McLean, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 17 (2), 020109 (2021).
This article discusses an investigation of physics students’ behavior in a second-year laboratory by analyzing transcribed audio recordings of laboratory sessions. One student group…
H. Wang, S. Chen, and M. Yen, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 17 (2), 020108 (2021).
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of metacognitive scaffolding in different inquiry tasks related to optics. Two high school classes participated in this study. One class,…
D. Glamocic, V. Mesic, K. Neumann, A. Susac, W. Boone, I. Aviani, E. Hasovic, N. Erceg, R. Repnik, and V. Grubelnik, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 17 (1), 010105 (2021).
Item banks are generally considered the basis of a new generation of educational measurement. In combination with specialized software, they can facilitate the computerized…
