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Student Difficulties with Wave Concepts 
  
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M. Wittmann
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This presentation contains the results of a research study on misconceptions students have concerning wave mechanics and motion. The results indicate that many students have…
http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/papers/wittmann/seminartalk/index.htm
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Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part I: A macroscopic perspective 
  
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C. Kautz, P. Heron, M. Loverude, and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 73 (11), 1055-1063 (2005).
Our findings from a long-term investigation indicate that many students cannot properly interpret or apply the ideal gas law after instruction in introductory physics and chemistry…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2049286
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Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part II: A microscopic perspective  
  
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C. Kautz, P. Heron, P. Shaffer, and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 73 (11), 1064-1071 (2005).
Evidence from research indicates that many undergraduate science and engineering majors have seriously flawed microscopic models for the pressure and temperature in an ideal gas. In…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060715
Student Understanding of Blackbody Radiation and Its Application to Everyday Objects  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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P. Emigh, G. Passante, and P. Shaffer, PERC 2013 Proceedings, 137-140.
The Physics Education Group at the University of Washington is examining student understanding of blackbody radiation. Results from interviews and questions administered in sophomore…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13127&DocID=3676
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Improving students' understanding of quantum mechanics via the Stern–Gerlach experiment 
  
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G. Zhu and C. Singh, Am. J. Phys., 79 (5), 499-507 (2011).
The Stern–Gerlach experiment can play an important role in teaching the formalism of quantum mechanics. In the context of a finite-dimensional Hilbert space students can learn how to…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3546093
Developing a quantum mechanics concept inventory  [ Thesis ]
  
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This paper describes the process of writing a quantum mechanics concept inventory concerning one-dimensional potential barriers, tunneling and probability distributions. It also…
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The Dynamics of Variability in Introductory Physics Students' Thinking: Examples from Kinematics  [ Thesis ]
  
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Physics education research has long emphasized the need for physics instruction to address students’ existing intuitions about the physical world as an integral part of learning…
http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/dissertations/Frank/
SEI: Junior E&M I Course Materials - Student Difficulties 
  
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S. Pollock, S. Chasteen, E. Kinney, and M. Dubson; Publisher: Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado
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This is a collection of student difficulties identified in a junior-level Electricity and Magnetism course during four semesters of a curriculum transformation project. These…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10083&DocID=1691
College Ready Physics Standards: A Look to the Future  [ Report ]
  
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P. Heller and G. Stewart
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This document contains a set of K-12 educational standards for physics. This work is an extension of Advanced Placement standards to a full K-12 progression of physics concepts.…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10310&DocID=1790
Student Difficulties in Physics Information Center 
  
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This is the homepage of the Student Difficulties in Physics Information Center. The site provides a list of documented student misconceptions and difficulties, along with questions…
http://web.archive.org/web/20120226134727/http://www.physics.montana.edu...
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