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2008
"Sustaining Educational Reforms in Introductory Physics"
Steven J. Pollock and Noah D. Finkelstein,
PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch, (in press, 2008) pdf
"Effect of a Dynamic Learning Tutorial on Undergraduate Students' Understanding of Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics"
J. Barbera and C. E. Wieman,
The Chemical Educator, (submitted, 2008) pdf
"Expert and Novice Use of Representations in Physics"
P. Kohl and N.D. Finkelstein,
Physical Review, (in press, 2008)
"Preparing Graduate Students to be Educators"
E. Price and N.D. Finkelstein,
American Journal of Physics, (in press, anticipated 2008).
"Why we should teach the Bohr model and how to teach it effectively."
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins and C. E. Wieman,
PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 4, 010103 (2008). link to PRST
"Developing and Researching PhET simulations for Teaching Quantum Mechanics."
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson, C. Malley, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, and C. E. Wieman,
American Journal of Physics 76 p.406 (2008). pdf
"A deeper look at student learning of quantum mechanics: the case of tunneling."
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman,
submitted to Physical Review Special Topics: PER. pdf
"The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey: Modification and Validation for Use in Chemistry,"
J. Barbera, W.K. Adams, C.E. Wieman, and K.K. Perkins,
J.Chem.Ed. (2008). pdf
2007
"Analogical Scaffolding and Learning Abstract Ideas in Physics: empirical studies."
N. S. Podolefsky* and N.D. Finkelstein,
PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 3, 020104, 16 pgs (2007).
"Research-Based Practices for Effective Clicker Use"
C. Keller, N. D. Finkelstein, K. Perkins, S. J. Pollock, C. Turpen, and M. Dubson,
PERC Proceedings 2007, AIP Press.
"Investigating the Source of the Gender Gap in Introductory Physics"
L. E. Kost, S. J. Pollock, and N. D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2007, AIP Press.
"Learning to Think Like Scientists with the PET Curriculum"
V. K. Otero and K. E. Gray,
PERC Proceedings 2007, AIP Press.
"Salience of Representations and Analogies in Physics"
N. S. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2007, AIP Press.
"Expert and Novice Use of Multiple Representations during Physics Problem Solving"
P. B. Kohl and N. D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2007, AIP Press.
"Understanding How Physics Faculty Use Peer Instruction"
C. Turpen and N.D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2007, AIP Press.
"A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Curriculum on Conceptual Understanding in E&M."
S. J. Pollock,
PERC Proceedings 2007, AIP Press. pdf
"Analogical scaffolding and the learning of abstract ideas in physics: An example from electromagnetic waves."
N.S. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein,
PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 3, 010109 (2007). link to PRST
"Strongly and Weakly Directed Approaches to Teaching Multiple Representation Use in Physics."
P. Kohl, D. Rosengrant and N.D. Finkelstein,
PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 3, 010108 (2007). link to PRST
"Reducing the Gender Gap in the Physics Classroom."
S. J. Pollock, N.D. Finkelstein and L. Kost,
PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 3, 010107 (2007). link to PRST
"A research-based curriculum for teaching the photoelectric effect."
S. B. McKagan, W. Handley, K. K. Perkins and C. E. Wieman,
submitted to the American Journal of Physics. pdf
2006
"Reframing analogy: framing as a mechanism of analogy use."
N.S. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2006. AIP Press. Melville NY (2006).
"Assessing the Effectiveness of a Computer Simulation in Introductory Undergraduate Environments."
C.J. Keller, N.D. Finkelstein, K.K. Perkins, and S.J. Pollock,
PERC Proceedings 2006. AIP Press. Melville NY, 883, 121 (2006).
"Chemistry vs. Physics: A Comparison of How Biology Majors View Each Discipline."
K.K. Perkins, J. Barbera, W.K. Adams, and C.E. Wieman,
PERC Proceedings 2006. AIP Press. Melville NY, 883, 53 (2006).
"A Study of Educational Simulations Part I - Engagement and Learning."
W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins and C. E. Wieman,
Journal of Interactive Learning Research, In Press. pdf
"A Study of Educational Simulations Part II - Interface Design."
W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins and C. E. Wieman,
Journal of Interactive Learning Research, In Press. pdf
"Sustaining Change: Instructor Effects in Transformed Large Lecture Courses."
S. Pollock, N.D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2006, AIP Press. Melville NY (2006) full piece
"Reforming a large lecture modern physics course for engineering majors using a PER-based design."
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman,
PERC Proceedings 2006, AIP Press. Melville NY (2006) full piece
"Use of analogy in learning physics: The role of representations."
N.S. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein,
PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 2, 020101 (2006) abstract and full piece
"High-Tech Tools for Teaching Physics: the Physics Education Technology Project."
N.D. Finkelstein, W. Adams, C. Keller, K. Perkins, C. Wieman and the PhET Team,
Journal of Online Teaching and Learning, (Sept 2006). abstract or full piece.
"Who is Responsible for Preparing Science Teachers?"
V. Otero, N.D. Finkelstein, R. McCray, and S. Pollock,
Science. 313(5786), 445-446 (July 28, 2006). abstract and full piece and supporting material
"Assessing the effectiveness of a computer simulation in conjunction with Tutorials in Introductory Physics in undergraduate physics recitations."
C.J. Keller, N.D. Finkelstein, K.K. Perkins, and S.J. Pollock,
PERC Proceedings 2005. Abstract or full piece
"Evaluating a model of research-based practices for teacher preparation in a physics department: Colorado PhysTEC."
N. D. Finkelstein, C. Turpen, S. Pollock, M. Dubson, S. Iona, C. Keller, and V. Otero.
Proceedings of the 2005 PERC, AIP Press. Melville NY, 818, 3 (2006) full piece
"PhET: Interactive simulations for teaching and learning physics."
K. K. Perkins, W. K. Adams, M. Dubson, N. D. Finkelstein, S. Reid, C. Wieman, R. LeMaster,
The Physics Teacher 44(1), 18 (2006). full piece
"Towards characterizing the relationship between students' self-reported interest in and their surveyed beliefs about physics."
K. K. Perkins, M. M. Gratny, W. K. Adams, N. D. Finkelstein and C. E. Wieman,
PERC Proceedings 2005. AIP Press. Melville NY, 818, 137 (2006). full piece
"Exploring student understanding of energy through the quantum mechanics conceptual survey."
S. B. McKagan and C. E. Wieman,
PERC Proceedings 2005. (2006) full piece
"Transferring transformations: Learning gains, student attitudes, and the impact of multiple instructors in large lecture classes."
S. J. Pollock,
PERC Proceedings 2005. (2006) full piece
"A new instrument for measuring student beliefs about physics and learning physics: the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey."
W. K. Adams, K. K. Perkins, N. Podolefsky, M. Dubson, N. D. Finkelstein and C. E. Wieman,
Phys. Rev ST: Phys. Educ. Res. 2, 1, 010101 (2006). full piece
"The effect of instructional environment on physics students' representational skills."
P.B. Kohl and N.D. Finkelstein,
Phys. Rev. ST: Phys. Educ. Res., 2, 1, 010102 (2006). full piece
"The perceived value of college physics textbooks: Students and instructors may not see eye to eye."
N. S. Podolefsky and N. D. Finkelstein,
The Physics Teacher, Sept 2006. draft and materials
"Effects of representation on students solving physics problems: A fine grained characterization."
P. Kohl and N. Finkelstein,
Physical Review: Spec Top. PER, 2,1, 010106 (2006). full piece
2005
"When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment."
N.D. Finkelstein, W.K. Adams, C. Keller, P. Kohl, K.K. Perkins, N. Podolefsky, S. Reid, R. LeMaster,
Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 1, 010103 (2005). full piece
"Can computer simulations replace real equipment in undergraduate laboratories?"
N. D. Finkelstein, K. K. Perkins, W. Adams, P. Kohl, and N. Podolefsky,
PERC Proceedings 2004. (2005) Abstract or full piece
"The design and validation of the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey."
W. K. Adams, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson, N. D. Finkelstein and C. E. Wieman,
PERC Proceedings 2004. (2005) Abstract or full piece
"Correlating student attitudes with student learning using the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey."
K. K. Perkins, W. K. Adams, N. D. Finkelstein, S. J. Pollock, and C. E. Wieman,
PERC Proceedings 2004. (2005) Abstract or full piece
"Transforming physics education."
C. E. Wieman and K. K. Perkins,
Physics Today, November 2005, 58(11), p.36-41. full piece
"Replicating and understanding successful innovations: Implementing tutorials in introductory physics."
N. D. Finkelstein and S. J. Pollock,
Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 1, 010101 (2005). full piece
"Collaborating to create physics lessons."
D. B. Harlow and V. K. Otero,
Science and Children, Feb 2005, pp. 31-35.full piece
"The surprising impact of seat location on student performance."
K. K. Perkins and C. E. Wieman,
The Physics Teacher, 43, 30, 2005. full piece
"Learning physics in context: a study of student learning about electricity and magnetism."
N. D. Finkelstein,
International Journal of Science Education 27:1187, 2005. Draft version: Abstract or full piece
"Student representational competence, self-assessment, and problem solving in physics."
P. Kohl and N.D. Finkelstein,
Phys. Rev. ST: Phys. Educ. Res. 1, 010104 (2005). full piece
"Representational format, student choice, and problem solving in physics."
P. Kohl. and N. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2004. (2005) Abstract or full piece
"Seeding change: The challenges of transfer and transformation of educational practice and research in physics (Part I)."
N. D. Finkelstein and E. Price,
PERC Proceedings 2004. (2005) Abstract or full piece
"Seeding change II: The challenges of transfer and transformation of educational practice and research in physics (Part II)."
E. Price and N. D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2004. (2005) Abstract or full piece
2004
"WebWatch: PhET."
K. K. Perkins and C. Wieman,
submitted to Physics Education, 2004.
(student thesis) "Examining teacher expectations about physics homework."
Heather Demarest,
honors thesis, Department of Physics, Spring 2004. Abstract or full text
"Teaching and learning physics: A model for coordinating physics instruction, outreach, and research."
N. Finkelstein,
Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. October 2004. Abstract or full piece
"Increasing student engagement in large classes: A departmental case study."
S. Pollock and K. K. Perkins,
Forum on Education of the American Physical Society, Spring 2004. full piece
"When the classroom isn't in school: The construction of scientific knowledge in an after-school setting."
N. Finkelstein and Margaret A. Gallego,
in "Establishing scientific classroom discourse communities: Multiple voices of research on teaching and learning." Edited by Randy Yerrick and Wolff-Michael Roth, Lawrence Erlbaum 2004. full piece
"Reformed laboratories for algebra based physics: Revised labs and studies."
Chris Keller and N. Finkelstein,
full piece
"Bridging critical points: Discontinuities in high school and university physics education."
N.D. Finkelstein,
PERC Proceedings 2003. (2004) Abstract or full piece
2003
"Coordinating physics and education instruction."
N. Finkelstein,
Journal of College Science Teaching, Sept 2003. Abstract or full piece
"Cognitive processes and the learning of physics part I: The evolution of knowledge from a Vygotskian perspective."
V. Otero,
Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi", edited by M. Vicentini and E.F. Redish (IOS Press, Amsterdam), July, 2003, Varenna, Italy full piece