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Emphasizing Physics Concepts With Cartoons, Part II
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This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…
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Visualize Your Pulse With Physical Computing
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A Process of Pedagogical Change in College Science Education
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This article aims to explore the experiences of science instructors who are active participants in the design and enactment of an interdisciplinary science course with student-centered pedagogy in a large-enrollment…
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Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students
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This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…
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Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions About Matter
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While research has investigated elementary teachers’ understanding of science content, such research is often limited to topics typically not addressed in elementary school curricula. Yet, research has illustrated that…
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Adding Necessary Rigor to Engineering Pedagogical Change
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In this study, we explore the teaching of an acclaimed engineering education professor and his struggles to transform his classroom in light of the National Academy of Engineering standards. We argue that pedagogical…
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Determination of the Helpfulness of Physics Exam Study Methods
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This study investigates the relationship between study methods and exam performance in introductory physics courses. Data were collected over 3 years through surveys to examine students’ study habits, perceived…
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Teaching and Learning About Global Climate Change Online
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Sessions of our laboratory-based physics course have been “meeting” synchronously online instead of on campus due to the pandemic. Shifting to remote instruction prompted us to create online versions of the course. In…
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Arguing About a Chemical Change
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Use a sample ACT writing prompt in an explore-before-explain instructional sequence to a 9th-grade physical science class to promote student learning and demonstrate that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction
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