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Tag: Concepts and principles

September 2, 2020 Nick Young

Helping students learn from online self-paced tools

The instructor must set the expectations why students should use the tool.

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August 5, 2020 Nick Young

Students retain conceptual knowledge longer than we think

In fact, it seems like student can retain concepts for months after the course ends.

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March 25, 2020 Nick Young

Solution Videos and Student Overconfidence

Solution videos can help students learn but they may become overconfident in their abilities.

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October 30, 2019 Prasanth

Move over misconceptions and make way for resources: a wave motion example

Resources framework, an assest-based model for education research, can bring to light student ideas that are hidden to traditional methods used for analysing student responses.

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October 9, 2019 Nick Young

Can we explain the physics conceptual inventory gender gap?

Prior physics preparation seems to be the biggest contributor to the gender gap but a lot is still unknown.

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August 6, 2019 Emily Kerr

Physics Knowledge Can Be Helpful For Students Learning Chemistry

Reminding students of energy in physics can help them answer energy questions in chemistry.

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April 24, 2019 Nick Young

Virtual Labs vs Physical Labs: does it matter?

Physics labs can be done with physical equipment or done virtually. It appears each has its own benefits.

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March 13, 2019 Nick Young

That’s no schematic, it’s a power box

Today’s post introduces a new type of representation for understanding circuits, the power box with multiple examples.

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December 19, 2018 Nick Young

What do students think about measuring the energy of a quantum state?

Students of various levels have difficulties determining the energy of a quantum state.

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October 24, 2018 Nick Young

How far is far? Investigating students’ knowledge about distance to astronomical objects

Students are often unfamiliar with sizes and distances of astronomical objects. Today’s study compares student knowledge about this topic at different educational levels.

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