http://prst-per.aps.org/ Recent articles in Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research en-us Copyright (c) 2008 The American Physical Society 2008-05-14T14:15:58-04:00 assocpub@aps.org rss@aps.org hourly 4 2008-05-14T14:15:58-04:00 rss@aps.org http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010108 Author(s): Trevor S. Volkwyn, Saalih Allie, Andy Buffler, and Fred Lubben<br/>Conventional physics laboratory courses generally include an emphasis on increasing students’ ability to carry out data analysis according to scientific practice, in particular, those aspects that relate to measurement uncertainty. This study evaluates the efficacy of the conventional approach by ...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010108] Published Thu May 01, 2008 Trevor S. Volkwyn, Saalih Allie, Andy Buffler, and Fred Lubben 2008-05-01T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010108 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010108 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-05-01T00:00:00-04:00 010108 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010107 Author(s): Olivia Levrini and Andrea A. diSessa<br/>This article provides an empirical analysis of a single classroom episode in which students reveal difficulties with the concept of proper time in special relativity but slowly make progress in improving their understanding. The theoretical framework used is “coordination class theory,” which is...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010107] Published Wed Apr 23, 2008 Olivia Levrini and Andrea A. diSessa 2008-04-23T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010107 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010107 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-04-23T00:00:00-04:00 010107 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010106 Author(s): Scott Bonham<br/>Pre- and postcourse assessment has become a very important tool for education research in physics and other areas. The web offers an attractive alternative to in-class paper administration, but concerns about web-based administration include reliability due to changes in medium, student compliance r...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010106] Published Tue Apr 15, 2008 Scott Bonham 2008-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010106 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010106 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 010106 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010105 Author(s): Chandralekha Singh<br/>In this paper, we explore the use of isomorphic problem pairs (IPPs) to assess introductory physics students’ ability to solve and successfully transfer problem-solving knowledge from one context to another in mechanics. We call the paired problems “isomorphic” because they require the same ph...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010105] Published Fri Mar 28, 2008 Chandralekha Singh 2008-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010105 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010105 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 010105 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010104 Author(s): Chandralekha Singh<br/>Investigations related to expertise in problem solving and ability to transfer learning from one context to another are important for developing strategies to help students perform more expertlike tasks. Here we analyze written responses to a pair of nonintuitive isomorphic problems given to introdu...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010104] Published Fri Mar 28, 2008 Chandralekha Singh 2008-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010104 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010104 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 010104 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010103 Author(s): S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman<br/>Some education researchers have claimed that we should not teach the Bohr model of the atom because it inhibits students’ ability to learn the true quantum nature of electrons in atoms. Although the evidence for this claim is weak, many have accepted it. This claim has implications for how to pres...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010103] Published Thu Mar 06, 2008 S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman 2008-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010103 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010103 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 010103 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010102 Author(s): Young-Jin Lee, David J. Palazzo, Rasil Warnakulasooriya, and David E. Pritchard<br/>We investigate short-term learning from hints and feedback in a Web-based physics tutoring system. Both the skill of students and the difficulty and discrimination of items were determined by applying item response theory (IRT) to the first answers of students who are working on for-credit homework ...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010102] Published Thu Jan 31, 2008 Young-Jin Lee, David J. Palazzo, Rasil Warnakulasooriya, and David E. Pritchard 2008-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010102 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010102 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 010102 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010101 Author(s): Rachel E. Scherr<br/>Systematic observations of student gestures can not only fill in gaps in students’ verbal expressions, but can also offer valuable information about student ideas, including their source, their novelty to the speaker, and their construction in real time. This paper provides a review of the researc...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 4, 010101] Published Fri Jan 25, 2008 Rachel E. Scherr 2008-01-25T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010101 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 4, 010101 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 4 1 2008-01-25T00:00:00-05:00 010101 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020110 Author(s): Charles Henderson, Edit Yerushalmi, Vince H. Kuo, Kenneth Heller, and Patricia Heller<br/>To identify and describe the basis upon which instructors make curricular and pedagogical decisions, we have developed an artifact-based interview and an analysis technique based on multilayered concept maps. The policy capturing technique used in the interview asks instructors to make judgments abo...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020110] Published Wed Dec 12, 2007 Charles Henderson, Edit Yerushalmi, Vince H. Kuo, Kenneth Heller, and Patricia Heller 2007-12-12T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020110 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020110 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-12-12T00:00:00-05:00 020110 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020109 Author(s): E. Yerushalmi, C. Henderson, K. Heller, P. Heller, and V. Kuo<br/>In higher education, instructors’ choices of both curricular material and pedagogy are determined by their beliefs about learning and teaching, the values of their profession, and perceived external constraints. Dissemination of research-based educational reforms is based on assumptions about that...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020109] Published Wed Dec 12, 2007 E. Yerushalmi, C. Henderson, K. Heller, P. Heller, and V. Kuo 2007-12-12T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020109 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020109 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-12-12T00:00:00-05:00 020109 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020108 Author(s): Laura N. Walsh, Robert G. Howard, and Brian Bowe<br/>This paper describes ongoing research investigating student approaches to quantitative and qualitative problem solving in physics. This empirical study was conducted using a phenomenographic approach to analyze data from individual semistructured problem solving interviews with 22 introductory colle...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020108] Published Wed Dec 12, 2007 Laura N. Walsh, Robert G. Howard, and Brian Bowe 2007-12-12T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020108 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020108 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-12-12T00:00:00-05:00 020108 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107 Author(s): R. Padraic Springuel, Michael C. Wittmann, and John R. Thompson<br/>We use clustering, an analysis method not presently common to the physics education research community, to group and characterize student responses to written questions about two-dimensional kinematics. Previously, clustering has been used to analyze multiple-choice data; we analyze free-response da...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020107] Published Mon Dec 03, 2007 R. Padraic Springuel, Michael C. Wittmann, and John R. Thompson 2007-12-03T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020107 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020107 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-12-03T00:00:00-05:00 020107 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020001 Author(s): Gene D. Sprouse<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020001] Published Mon Dec 03, 2007 Gene D. Sprouse 2007-12-03T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020001 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020001 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-12-03T00:00:00-05:00 020001 EDITORIALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITORIALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020106 Author(s): Anna Karelina and Eugenia Etkina<br/>National studies of science education have unanimously concluded that preparing our students for the demands of the 21st century workplace is one of the major goals. This paper describes a study of student activities in introductory college physics labs, which were designed to help students acquire ...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020106] Published Fri Oct 19, 2007 Anna Karelina and Eugenia Etkina 2007-10-19T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020106 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020106 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-10-19T00:00:00-04:00 020106 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020105 Author(s): Trevor I. Smith and Michael C. Wittmann<br/>Although guided-inquiry methods for teaching introductory physics have been individually shown to be more effective at improving conceptual understanding than traditional lecture-style instruction, researchers in physics education have not studied differences among reform-based curricula in much det...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020105] Published Thu Oct 18, 2007 Trevor I. Smith and Michael C. Wittmann 2007-10-18T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020105 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020105 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-10-18T00:00:00-04:00 020105 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020104 Author(s): Noah S. Podolefsky and Noah D. Finkelstein<br/>Previously, we proposed a model of student reasoning which combines the roles of representation, analogy, and layering of meaning—analogical scaffolding [Podolefsky and Finkelstein, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010109 (2007)]. The present empirical studies build on this model to examine its u...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020104] Published Fri Sep 14, 2007 Noah S. Podolefsky and Noah D. Finkelstein 2007-09-14T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020104 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020104 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-09-14T00:00:00-04:00 020104 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020103 Author(s): Anonymous<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020103] Published Tue Sep 11, 2007 2007-09-11T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020103 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020103 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-09-11T00:00:00-04:00 020103 EDITORIALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITORIALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020102 Author(s): Charles Henderson and Melissa H. Dancy<br/>Many proven research-based instructional strategies have been developed for introductory college-level physics. Significant efforts to disseminate these strategies have focused on convincing individual instructors to give up their traditional practices in favor of particular research-based practices...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020102] Published Fri Sep 07, 2007 Charles Henderson and Melissa H. Dancy 2007-09-07T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020102 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020102 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-09-07T00:00:00-04:00 020102 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.029901 Author(s): Patrick B. Kohl, David Rosengrant, and Noah D. Finkelstein<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 029901] Published Fri Aug 03, 2007 Patrick B. Kohl, David Rosengrant, and Noah D. Finkelstein 2007-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.029901 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 029901 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-08-03T00:00:00-04:00 029901 ERRATA ERRATA http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020101 Author(s): Jonathan Tuminaro and Edward F. Redish<br/>Although much is known about the differences between expert and novice problem solvers, knowledge of those differences typically does not provide enough detail to help instructors understand why some students seem to learn physics while solving problems and others do not. A critical issue is how stu...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 020101] Published Fri Jul 06, 2007 Jonathan Tuminaro and Edward F. Redish 2007-07-06T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.020101 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 020101 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 2 2007-07-06T00:00:00-04:00 020101 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.019901 Author(s): Patrick B. Kohl, David Rosengrant, and Noah D. Finkelstein<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 019901] Published Wed Jun 20, 2007 Patrick B. Kohl, David Rosengrant, and Noah D. Finkelstein 2007-06-20T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.019901 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 019901 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-06-20T00:00:00-04:00 019901 ERRATA ERRATA http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010109 Author(s): Noah S. Podolefsky and Noah D. Finkelstein<br/>This paper describes a model of analogy, analogical scaffolding, which explains present and prior results of student learning with analogies. We build on prior models of representation, blending, and layering of ideas. Extending this model’s explanatory power, we propose ways in which the model ca...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010109] Published Fri Jun 15, 2007 Noah S. Podolefsky and Noah D. Finkelstein 2007-06-15T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010109 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010109 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-06-15T00:00:00-04:00 010109 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010108 Author(s): Patrick B. Kohl, David Rosengrant, and Noah D. Finkelstein<br/>Good use of multiple representations is considered key to learning physics, and so there is considerable motivation both to learn how students use multiple representations when solving problems and to learn how best to teach problem solving using multiple representations. In this study of two large-...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010108] Published Tue Jun 12, 2007 Patrick B. Kohl, David Rosengrant, and Noah D. Finkelstein 2007-06-12T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010108 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010108 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-06-12T00:00:00-04:00 010108 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010107 Author(s): Steven J. Pollock, Noah D. Finkelstein, and Lauren E. Kost<br/>Previous research [Lorenzo , Am. J. Phys. 74, 118 (2006)] demonstrated that the difference in performance between male and female students can be reduced and even eliminated, in consistent fashion, by using interactive engagement techniques in the introductory physics classroom. The present paper de...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010107] Published Tue Jun 05, 2007 Steven J. Pollock, Noah D. Finkelstein, and Lauren E. Kost 2007-06-05T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010107 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010107 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-06-05T00:00:00-04:00 010107 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010106 Author(s): Vincent P. Coletta, Jeffrey A. Phillips, and Jeffrey J. Steinert<br/>Preinstruction SAT scores and normalized gains (G) on the force concept inventory (FCI) were examined for individual students in interactive engagement (IE) courses in introductory mechanics at one high school (N=335) and one university (N=292) , and strong, positive correlations were found for both...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010106] Published Wed May 23, 2007 Vincent P. Coletta, Jeffrey A. Phillips, and Jeffrey J. Steinert 2007-05-23T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010106 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010106 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-05-23T00:00:00-04:00 010106 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010105 Author(s): David T. Brookes and Eugenia Etkina<br/>This paper introduces a theory about the role of language in learning physics. The theory is developed in the context of physics students and physicists talking and writing about the subject of quantum mechanics. We found that physicists’ language encodes different varieties of analogical models t...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010105] Published Tue May 15, 2007 David T. Brookes and Eugenia Etkina 2007-05-15T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010105 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010105 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-05-15T00:00:00-04:00 010105 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010104 Author(s): Kathleen M. Koenig, Robert J. Endorf, and Gregory A. Braun<br/>We present results from a comparative study of student understanding for students who attended recitation classes that used different teaching methods. Student volunteers from our introductory calculus-based physics course attended a special recitation class that was taught using one of four differe...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010104] Published Tue May 15, 2007 Kathleen M. Koenig, Robert J. Endorf, and Gregory A. Braun 2007-05-15T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010104 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010104 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-05-15T00:00:00-04:00 010104 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010103 Author(s): Melissa Dancy and Charles Henderson<br/>We present and describe the development of a framework for assessing or categorizing instructional practices and related conceptions in the context of introductory physics instruction. The purpose of the framework is for articulating practices and conceptions of individual instructors or of curricul...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010103] Published Tue May 15, 2007 Melissa Dancy and Charles Henderson 2007-05-15T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010103 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010103 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-05-15T00:00:00-04:00 010103 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010102 Author(s): John Stewart, Heather Griffin, and Gay Stewart<br/>The force concept inventory and a 10-question context-modified test were given to 647 students enrolled in introductory physics classes at the University of Arkansas. Context changes had an effect ranging from −3% to 10% on the individual questions. The average student score on the ten transformed...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010102] Published Fri Feb 02, 2007 John Stewart, Heather Griffin, and Gay Stewart 2007-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010102 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010102 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 010102 ARTICLES ARTICLES http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010101 Author(s): Gerd Kortemeyer<br/>An important result of physics education research is that students’ learning and success in a course is correlated with their beliefs, attitudes, and expectations regarding physics. However, it is hard to assess these beliefs for individual students, and traditional survey instruments such as the ...<br/>[Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010101] Published Tue Jan 30, 2007 Gerd Kortemeyer 2007-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010101 Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 3, 010101 text/html article Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 3 1 2007-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 010101 ARTICLES ARTICLES