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Using Electronic Interviews to Explore Student Understanding
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D. Wagner, J. Rivera, F. Mateycik, and S. Jennings, PERC 2004 Proceedings, 201-204.
This paper reports on methods used to probe student understandings of optical fibers and total internal reflection (TIR). The study was conducted as part of the expansion and…
https://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9569&DocID=3458
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Conceptual Underpinnings of Students' Ability to Understand Reflections from a Plane Mirror
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K. Cummings and E. Grillo, PERC 2004 Proceedings, 185-188.
In this paper we explore students' pre-instruction knowledge of several conceptual and procedural pieces of knowledge that we believe are prerequisite to one's ability to generate…
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Student Descriptions of Refraction and Optical Fibers
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F. Mateycik, D. Wagner, J. Rivera, and S. Jennings, PERC 2004 Proceedings, 169-172.
This paper reports our research into how students describe and think about optical fibers and the physical phenomena of refraction and total internal reflection (TIR) basic to their…
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Applying Knowledge in New Contexts: A Comparison of Pre- and Post-Instruction Students
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D. McBride and D. Zollman, PERC 2009 Proceedings, 209-212.
This study focuses on how students apply previous learning of light and basic geometric optics to the context of wavefront aberrometry. In one aspect of this study we compared the…
https://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9485&DocID=1358
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Multiple Modes of Reasoning in Physics Problem Solving, with Implications for Instruction
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D. Schuster, A. Undreiu, and B. Adams, PERC 2007 Proceedings, 184-187.
Problem-solving is an important part of physics teaching, learning and assessment. It is widely assumed that the way that experts solve problems, and students should, is by…
https://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9103&DocID=2018
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Investigating Students' Ideas about Wavefront Aberrometry
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D. McBride and D. Zollman, PERC 2007 Proceedings, 148-151.
We describe a qualitative study of student understanding of the functions of the human eye and the resources used in understanding wavefront aberrometry, a relatively new method of…
https://www.compadre.org/PER/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9091&DocID=2008
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Reasoning Modes, Knowledge Elements and Their Interplay in Optics Problem-Solving
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A. Undreiu, D. Schuster, and B. Adams, PERC 2008 Proceedings, 211-214.
We have investigated how students tackle problems in geometric optics involving ray construction, to try to understand the nature and origin of the surprisingly wide variety of…
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The Specificity Effect: An Example from Refraction
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D. Brookes, B. Ross, and J. Mestre, PERC 2008 Proceedings, 83-86.
In physics instruction we often begin by presenting students with an abstract principle, and then illustrating the principle with one or more examples. We hope that students will use…
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Examining Student Responses for Meaningful Understanding in the Context of Wavefront Aberrometry
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D. McBride and D. Zollman, PERC 2008 Proceedings, 159-162.
We present a qualitative study from group learning and teaching interviews that were conducted as part of ongoing research to examine how students use their physics knowledge in…
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Similarities and Differences In Ideas Generated by Physics Learners: US College Students Vs. Tibetan Buddhist Monks
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A. Johnson, PERC 2008 Proceedings, 26-29.
We have used PER-based course materials to teach various physics topics to Tibetan Buddhist monks over the last four years. While listening to the monks' ideas through interpreters,…
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