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Practicing versus inventing with contrasting cases: The effects of telling first on learning and transfer.  [ Journal Article ]
  
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D. Schwartz, J. Educ. Psychol., 103 (4), 759-775 (2011).
Being told procedures and concepts before problem solving can inadvertently undermine the learning of deep structures in physics. If students do not learn the underlying structure of…
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025140
Selected Readings for Physics Education Researchers within and beyond PER  [ Report ]
  
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At the 2011 Foundations and Frontiers PER Conference, a subgroup of attendees developed a list of Selected Readings for PER. The Selected Readings are a compilation of…
https://www.compadre.org/precollege/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11613&DocI...
Core Concepts of Systems Engineering 
  
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This telecollaborative project is designed to provide students in grades 9-12 with an orientation to systems engineering concepts. Through guided activities students will…
http://www.ciese.org/curriculum/seproject/index.html
High-Tech Tools for Teaching Physics: the Physics Education Technology Project  [ Journal Article ]
  
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N. Finkelstein, W. Adams, C. Keller, K. Perkins, C. Wieman, and PhET, J. Online Learn. & Teaching, 2 (3), 12 (2006).
This paper introduces a suite of computer simulations from the Physics Education Technology (PhET) project, identifies features of these educational tools, and demonstrates their…
https://jolt.merlot.org/vol2no3/finkelstein.pdf
NEED: National Energy Education Development Project 
  
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The NEED Project is a national initiative to bring innovative curriculum materials in energy education to teachers and learners from the primary grades through college. At the core…
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Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Do students use and understand free-body diagrams? 
  
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D. Rosengrant, A. Van Heuvelen, and E. Etkina, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 5 (1), 010108 (2009).
Physics education literature recommends using multiple representations to help students understand concepts and solve problems. However, there is little research concerning why…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.010108
The convergence of knowledge organization, problem-solving behavior, and metacognition research with the Modeling Method of physics instruction – Part I  [ Report ]
  
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In order to understand why a teaching methodology such as Modeling Instruction in High School Physics might be demonstrating gains in conceptual understanding and problem solving on…
http://www2.phy.ilstu.edu/~cjwennin/jpteo/issues/jpteo4(1)aut06.pdf#page...
The convergence of knowledge organization, problem-solving behavior, and metacognition research with the Modeling Method of physics instruction – Part II  [ Report ]
  
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In order to understand why a teaching methodology such as Modeling Instruction in High School Physics might be demonstrating gains in conceptual understanding and problem solving on…
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IOPSpark: Misconceptions Collection 
  
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This collection from the UK's Institute of Physics presents findings from academic literature about the varied ideas young people have regarding processes in the physical world. It…
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IOPSpark: Many students are unable to accurately represent a magnetic field using field lines 
  
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This page from the Institute of Physics provides resources developed specifically to address secondary students' difficulties in understanding how magnetic field is related to…
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