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PhET: Technology and Technology in the Classroom
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
N.D. Finkelstein, W. Adams, C Keller, K Perkins, C Wieman and the PhET
Team, "High-Tech Tools for Teaching Physics: the Physics Education
Technology Project," Journal of Online Teaching and Learning, (Sept
2006). abstract
or full piece.
"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
"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
"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
"WebWatch: PhET." K. K. Perkins and C. Wieman, Submitted to Physics Education, 2004.
"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
CLASS: Attitudes and Beliefs
K.K. Perkins, J. Barbera, W.K. Adams, and C.E. Wieman, "Chemistry vs. Physics: A Comparison of How Biology Majors View Each Discipline", PERC Proceedings 2006. AIP Press. Melville NY, 883, 53 (2006).
"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
"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 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
(student thesis) "Examining teacher expectations about physics homework." Heather Demarest, honors thesis, Department of Physics, Spring 2004. Abstract or full text
Research and Models of Classroom Practice
N.S. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein, "Analogical scaffolding and the learning of abstract ideas in physics: An example from electromagnetic waves" PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 3, 010109 (2007). link to PRST
P. Kohl, D. Rosengrant and N.D. Finkelstein,"Strongly and Weakly Directed Approaches to Teaching Multiple Representation Use in Physics," PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 3, 010108 (2007). link to PRST
S. J. Pollock, N.D. Finkelstein and L. Kost "Reducing the Gender Gap in the Physics Classroom," PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 3, 010107 (2007). link to PRST
Why we should teach the Bohr model and how to teach it effectively. S. B. McKagan, W. K. Adams and C. E. Wieman, submitted to Physical Review Special Topics: PER. pdf
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
"Sustaining Change: Instructor Effects in Transformed Large Lecture
Courses." S. Pollock, N.D. Finkelstein. PERC Proceedings 2006. (in
press) full
piece
S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, and C. E. Wieman. “Reforming a large lecture
modern physics course for engineering majors using a PER-based design.”
PERC Proceedings 2006, AIP Press. Melville NY (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
"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
"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
"Transforming physics education." C. E. Wieman and K. K. Perkins. Physics Today, November 2005, 58(11), p.36-41. 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
"No single cause: Learning gains, student attitudes, and the impacts of multiple effective reforms." S. J. Pollock, PERC Proceedings 2004. 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." Harlow, D. B. and Otero, V. K., Science and Children, Feb 2005, pp. 31-35.full piece
"The surprising impact of seat location on student performance." Perkins, K.K.and Wieman, C.E. The Physics Teacher, 43, 30, 2005. full piece
"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
"Coordinating physics and education instruction." N. Finkelstein. Journal of College Science Teaching, Sept 2003. Abstract or full piece
Theories and Studies of Teaching and Learning
N.S. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein, “Use of analogy in learning physics:
The role of representations” PhysRev: ST Phys Ed. Rsrch. 2, 020101 (2006)
abstract
and full piece
"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
"The effect of educational environment on representational competence in introductory physics." P. Kohl and N. Finkelstein, 2005 PERC Proceedings. (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
"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
"Cognitive processes and the learning of physics part I: The evolution of knowledge from a Vygotskian perspective." Otero, V. 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
"Context in the context of physics and learning." N D. Finkelstein. PERC Proceedings 2001, PERC Publishing, Rochester, NY July 2001, pp 1-4. full piece
Studies of institutional organizations and how these structures shape educational environments
V.Otero, N.D. Finkelstein, R. McCray, and S. Pollock, "Who is Responsible
for Preparing Science Teachers?" Science. 313(5786), 445-446 (July
28, 2006). abstract
and full
piece and supporting
material
"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
"Bridging critical points: Discontinuities in high school and university physics education." N.D. Finkelstein. PERC Proceedings 2003. (2004) Abstract or full piece
"Who cares about postdocs anyway? Evaluating the National Science Foundation's postdoctoral fellowships in science, mathematics, engineering and technology education." N. D. Finkelstein and J. Libarkin. LCHC technical report 2002. Abstract or full piece