Research on Student Reasoning and Understanding

Presentations

• Identifying Student Resources on Integration across Mathematics and Physics Questions

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 4:30 PM – April 5, 2024, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Warren Christensen

    North Dakota State University

  Authors

  • Warren Christensen

    North Dakota State University

  • Samantha Gisi

    North Dakota State University

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• Student reasoning with series expansions in introductory mathematical methods

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 4:42 PM – April 5, 2024, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Michael E Loverude

    California State University, Fullerton

  Authors

  • Michael E Loverude

    California State University, Fullerton

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• Students' reasoning with multi-variable expressions in the context of potential difference

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 4:54 PM – April 5, 2024, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Safana Ismael

    North Dakota State University

  Authors

  • Safana Ismael

    North Dakota State University

  • Mila Kryjevskaia

    North Dakota State University

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• Understanding how students recognize and connect mathematics ideas in physics contexts: A pilot study

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 5:06 PM – April 5, 2024, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Drew J Rosen

    University of Edinburgh

  Authors

  • Drew J Rosen

    University of Edinburgh

  • Reuben Meredith-Luthi

    University of Edinburgh

  • Ross K Galloway

    University of Edinburgh

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• Student understanding of vector products: The effects of context and experience

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 5:18 PM – April 5, 2024, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Allison M Molinari

    University of Maine

  Authors

  • Allison M Molinari

    University of Maine

  • John R Thompson

    University of Maine

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• Analysis of Introductory Physics Computational Thinking Assessment with Classical Test Theory

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 5:30 PM – April 5, 2024, 5:42 PM

  Publication: Gambrell, Justin, and Eric Brewe. "Towards a Generalized Assessment of Computational Thinking for Introductory Physics Students." arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.03593 (2023

  Presenters

  • Justin Gambrell

    Drexel University

  Authors

  • Justin Gambrell

    Drexel University

  • Eric Brewe

    Drexel University

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• Modern Physics: Understanding The Content Taught in the US

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 5:42 PM – April 5, 2024, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Alexis T Buzzell

    University of Utah

  Authors

  • Alexis T Buzzell

    University of Utah

  • Ramón S Barthelemy

    University of Utah

  • Tim Atherton

    Tufts University

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• Do students think that objects have a true value?

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 5:54 PM – April 5, 2024, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Gina Passante

    California State University, Fullerton

  Authors

  • Gina Passante

    California State University, Fullerton

  • Emily M Stump

    Cornell University

  • Mark Hughes

    California State University, Fullerton

  • Natasha G Holmes

    Cornell University

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• Improving Student Construction of a Quantum Mechanical Position Eigenvalue Equation: Preliminary Findings

  ORAL

  April 5, 2024, 6:06 PM – April 5, 2024, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Anthony Pina

    University of Maine

  Authors

  • Anthony Pina

    University of Maine

  • John R Thompson

    University of Maine

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