Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. — Volume 6, Issue 2

July - December 2010

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Method for analyzing students’ utilization of prior physics learning in new contexts

Dyan L. McBride, Dean Zollman, and N. Sanjay Rebello

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020101 (2010) - Published 8 July, 2010

How much have students learned? Research-based teaching on electrical capacitance

Jenaro Guisasola, José L. Zubimendi, and Kristina Zuza

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020102 (2010) - Published 12 July, 2010

Impact of teaching students to use evaluation strategies

Aaron R. Warren

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020103 (2010) - Published 23 July, 2010

Probing students’ understanding of some conceptual themes in general relativity

Atanu Bandyopadhyay and Arvind Kumar

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020104 (2010) - Published 28 July, 2010

Mathematical theory of peer-instruction dynamics

Hideo Nitta

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020105 (2010) - Published 3 August, 2010

Transforming common-sense beliefs into Newtonian thinking through Just-In-Time Teaching

Sarah P. Formica, Jessica L. Easley, and Mark C. Spraker

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020106 (2010) - Published 18 August, 2010

How physics teachers approach innovation: An empirical study for reconstructing the appropriation path in the case of special relativity

Anna De Ambrosis and Olivia Levrini

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020107 (2010) - Published 19 August, 2010

Instructors’ reasons for choosing problem features in a calculus-based introductory physics course

Edit Yerushalmi, Elisheva Cohen, Kenneth Heller, Patricia Heller, and Charles Henderson

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020108 (2010) - Published 25 August, 2010

Force Concept Inventory-based multiple-choice test for investigating students’ representational consistency

Pasi Nieminen, Antti Savinainen, and Jouni Viiri

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020109 (2010) - Published 25 August, 2010

Pedagogical content knowledge and preparation of high school physics teachers

Eugenia Etkina

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020110 (2010) - Published 31 August, 2010

Toolbox of activities to support students in a physics gateway course

Calvin S. Kalman and Shelley Rohar

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020111 (2010) - Published 31 August, 2010

Gender disparities in second-semester college physics: The incremental effects of a “smog of bias”

Lauren E. Kost-Smith, Steven J. Pollock, and Noah D. Finkelstein

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020112 (2010) - Published 3 September, 2010

Refined characterization of student perspectives on quantum physics

Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020113 (2010) - Published 16 September, 2010

Identifying students’ mental models of sound propagation: The role of conceptual blending in understanding conceptual change

Zdeslav Hrepic, Dean A. Zollman, and N. Sanjay Rebello

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020114 (2010) - Published 24 September, 2010

Upper-division students’ difficulties with Ampère’s law

Colin S. Wallace and Stephanie V. Chasteen

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020115 (2010) - Published 27 September, 2010

Teaching physics in a physiologically meaningful manner

Michael Plomer, Karsten Jessen, Georgi Rangelov, and Michael Meyer

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020116 (2010) - Published 29 September, 2010

Factors promoting engaged exploration with computer simulations

Noah S. Podolefsky, Katherine K. Perkins, and Wendy K. Adams

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020117 (2010) - Published 5 October, 2010

Eye-gaze patterns as students study worked-out examples in mechanics

Adam D. Smith, Jose P. Mestre, and Brian H. Ross

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020118 (2010) - Published 7 October, 2010

Use of interactive lecture demonstrations: A ten year study

Manjula D. Sharma, Ian D. Johnston, Helen Johnston, Kevin Varvell, Gordon Robertson, Andrew Hopkins, Chris Stewart, Ian Cooper, and Ronald Thornton

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020119 (2010) - Published 8 October, 2010

Effect of written presentation on performance in introductory physics

John Stewart and Shawn Ballard

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020120 (2010) - Published 27 October, 2010

Design and validation of the Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey

S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020121 (2010) - Published 10 November, 2010

Documenting the use of expert scientific reasoning processes by high school physics students

A. Lynn Stephens and John J. Clement

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020122 (2010) - Published 24 November, 2010

The construction of different classroom norms during Peer Instruction: Students perceive differences

Chandra Turpen and Noah D. Finkelstein

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020123 (2010) - Published 24 November, 2010

Surveying graduate students’ attitudes and approaches to problem solving

Andrew Mason and Chandralekha Singh

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020124 (2010) - Published 1 December, 2010

Respecting tutorial instructors' beliefs and experiences: A case study of a physics teaching assistant

Renee Michelle Goertzen, Rachel E. Scherr, and Andrew Elby

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 020125 (2010) - Published 15 December, 2010

ERRATA

Editorial Note: Patterns, correlates, and reduction of homework copying [Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 010104 (2010)]

David J. Palazzo, Young-Jin Lee, Rasil Warnakulasooriya, and David E. Pritchard

Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 029901 (2010) - Published 3 August, 2010

Erratum: Patterns, correlates, and reduction of homework copying [Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6, 010104 (2010)]