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Student Evaluative Sensemaking on Homework in Intermediate Mechanics

Creator:: Hahn, Kelby T.
Abstract:: Physicists seek to understand the world and often use mathematics to aid in attaining that goal. Thus when doing mathematics they often interrogate their results in order to ensure that they align with their expectations and to gain new insight into how the world works. This seeking of coherence between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University Physics Education Research Group (OSUPERG) as an invaluable support both with my

Sensemaking Throughout the Physics Curriculum: Understanding Expert and Student Ideas About Sensemaking in a Physics Context

Creator:: Lenz, MacKenzie
Abstract:: Physics sensemaking is a growing topic of study within the physics education community. Many lenses have been used to study sensemaking but few have considered how time and instruction can impact student sensemaking practices and ideas. In this dissertation, I present four studies that address four major questions: What sensemaking...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: complete. And a thank you to the rest of the OSU Physics Education Research Group for their many

Model of student understanding of probability in modern physics

Creator:: Wattanakasiwich, Pornrat
Abstract:: This study aimed to investigate students' models of probability in a modern physics context. The study was divided into three phases. The first phase explored student pre-knowledge about probability before modem physics instruction. The second phase investigated student understanding of concepts related to probability such as wave-particle behavior, the uncertainty...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: courses (McDermott & Redish, 1999). Most physics education research has been focused on teaching and

Supporting Learning and Thinking with Multiple Representations in Upper Division Physics Courses

Creator:: Alfson, Jonathan W.
Abstract:: Physicists solve problems and communicate their work using many external representations, such as equations, words, diagrams, graphs, sketches, pictures, and more. To learn physics, then, students must learn to use external representations. In this dissertation, I present three manuscripts. Each manuscript discusses how upper-division Paradigms in Physics students use multiple...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of qualitative methods and physics education research (PER); PER is done by experts who have content

Students' Understanding of Complex Numbers in Middle-Division Physics

Creator:: Smith, Emily M.
Abstract:: Mathematical sophistication increases rapidly as students transition from lower- to upper-division physics courses. Complex algebra is one of the mathematical tools that is not introduced or used in lower-division physics courses but is pervasive throughout upper-division courses. In this dissertation, I study middle-division physics students' developing fluency with complex number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: physical contexts, while enrolled physics courses. In this dissertation, I ask the following research

The Impact of Guiding Questions and Rubrics in the Scientific Writing of Middle-Division Physics Students

Creator:: Watson, Drew M.
Abstract:: The aim of this Physics Education Research project was to implement a modified version of Calibrated Peer Review and measure the impacts in junior-level students' scientific writing. The project developed and implemented a set of guiding questions, instructor written examples, and a rubric which were implemented in a multi-staged process,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: explores Calibrated Peer Review and physics education research pertaining to the use of group

Student Motivation, Introductory Calculus Based Physics (PH 211) and Project Based Learning, Oh My!

Creator:: Settelmeyer, Samuel T.
Abstract:: Using research on student motivation as well as Project-Based Learning as a theoretical framework, this thesis outlines the creation process for a set of curricula. These curricula were designed to address topics of markedly low student motivation in the first term of an introductory physics with calculus course (PH 211)...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: process of writing my thesis and out. The Physics Education Research group of Sissi, Wendi, George, Dave

Coordinatization Activated: How Students Understand and Apply Coordinate-Independent Integral Equations to Physics Situations

Creator:: Mulder, Gregory S.
Abstract:: Physics problems that require integration, such as finding the center of mass of an object or finding the electric field from a continuous distribution of charge, are one type of problem that is difficult for introductory physics students to solve. These problems require students to define a coordinate system in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wanted to pursue a dissertation in Physics Education Research with a goal of finding answers to general

A case study of how upper-division physics students use visualization while solving electrostatics problems

Creator:: Browne, Kerry P.
Abstract:: Presented here is a case study of the problem-solving behaviors of upper-division undergraduate physics majors. This study explores the role of visual representations in students' problem solving and provides a foundation for investigating how students' use of visualization changes in the upper-division physics major. Three independent studies were conducted on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: effort has been put into physics education research at the high school and lower-division level, very

Small group discussions in large lecture : connections between teacher facilitation and student participation

Creator:: Roth, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Albretsen)
Abstract:: An investigation was made to determine teacher facilitation techniques in large lecture physics classrooms that foster small group discussion. Video recordings of an introductory calculus-based physics class were taken for the 2008-2009 academic year at Oregon State University. These videos were analyzed to determine student participation in small group discussion...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: appreciation to the members of the Oregon State University Physics Education Research (OSUPER) group for

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Student Evaluative Sensemaking on Homework in Intermediate Mechanics

Sensemaking Throughout the Physics Curriculum: Understanding Expert and Student Ideas About Sensemaking in a Physics Context

Model of student understanding of probability in modern physics

Supporting Learning and Thinking with Multiple Representations in Upper Division Physics Courses

Students' Understanding of Complex Numbers in Middle-Division Physics

The Impact of Guiding Questions and Rubrics in the Scientific Writing of Middle-Division Physics Students

Student Motivation, Introductory Calculus Based Physics (PH 211) and Project Based Learning, Oh My!

Coordinatization Activated: How Students Understand and Apply Coordinate-Independent Integral Equations to Physics Situations

A case study of how upper-division physics students use visualization while solving electrostatics problems

Small group discussions in large lecture : connections between teacher facilitation and student participation

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