Teaching and Learning Physics
week 12 assignments

Tues 11/8: Representations in learning physics.

undergrads:
P.Kohl and N. Finkelstein "Representational Format, Student Choice, and Problem Solving in Physics," (2005) PERC Proceedings 2004

P.B. Kohl and N.D. Finkelstein, “The Effect of Educational Environment on Representational Competence in Introductory Physics ” Proceedings of the 2005 Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), AIP Press. (to appear)

grads:
P.Kohl and N. Finkelstein "Student representational competence, self-assessment, and problem solving in physics" Sept 2005, 010104, PhysRev Special Topics: PER (it's the 4th paper)

P.B. Kohl and N.D. Finkelstein, “The Effect of Educational Environment on Representational Competence in Introductory Physics” Proceedings of the 2005 Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), AIP Press.(to appear)

standard 3 point summary/questions for each piece

 

Thurs 11/10: Induction / Faraday: Chp. 31 in HRW

homework: review Induction / Faraday - Ch31HRW

Analysis of representational formats in the chapter... What are the implications of the Kohl studies on the representations used in this text?

Modify a textbook problem to appear 4 different ways.
Predict which formats students would do well at (if any) and why / why not.