University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group

Papers & Talks by topic: Learning to Learn Physics (ROLE Project)

This page links to papers and talks from the UMD PERG, and UMD PERG alumni that arise from the research and development done for the project "Learning to Learn Physics."
 

Papers and Talks

Author(s)	Title	Reference	PDF	HTML	Abstract
Papers
J. Tuminaro and E. F. Redish	Student Use of Mathematics in the Context of Physics Problem Solving: A cognitive model	preprint
E. F. Redish, R. E. Scherr, and J. Tuminaro	Reverse Engineering the Solution of a "Simple" Physics Problem: Why learning physics is harder than it looks	preprint
M. Sabella and E. F. Redish	Knowledge Organization and Activation in Physics Problem Solving	preprint
L. Lising and A. Elby	The impact of epistemology on learning: A case study from introductory physics	Am. J. Phys., 73 (2005) 372-382.
D. Hammer, A. Elby, R. Scherr, and E. F. Redish	Resources, Framing, and Transfer	to be published in Transfer of Learning: Research and Perspectives , J. Mestre, Ed., (Information Age Publishing, 2004)
D. Hammer	The Variability of Student Reasoning. Lecture 1: Case studies of children's inquiries	to be published in Proceedings of the Varenna Summer School, "Enrico Fermi" Course CLVI, (Italian Physical Society, 2004)
D. Hammer	The Variability of Student Reasoning. Lecture 2: Transitions	to be published in Proceedings of the Varenna Summer School, "Enrico Fermi" Course CLVI, (Italian Physical Society, 2004)
D. Hammer	The Variability of Student Reasoning. Lecture 3: Manifold cognitive resources	to be published in Proceedings of the Varenna Summer School, "Enrico Fermi" Course CLVI, (Italian Physical Society, 2004)
E. F. Redish	A Theoretical Framework for Physics Education Research: Modeling student thinking	to be published in Proceedings of the Varenna Summer School, "Enrico Fermi" Course CLVI, (Italian Physical Society, 2004)
L. Lising and A. Elby	The impact of epistemology on learning: A case study from introductory physics	to be published in Proceedings of the Varenna Summer School, "Enrico Fermi" Course CLVI, (Italian Physical Society, 2004)
J. Tuminaro and E. F. Redish	Understanding Students' Poor Performance on Mathematical Problem Solving in Physics	Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI August 6-7, 2003
T. McCaskey, M. Dancy, and A. Elby	Effects on assessment caused by splits between belief and understanding	Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI August 6-7, 2003
D. Hammer and A. Elby	Tapping students' epistemological resources	Journal of the Learning Sciences 12 (1), 53-91
R. Lippmann	Analyzing students' use of metacognition during laboratory activities	This paper goes along with a poster presented at the AREA Meeting, New Orleans, April 2002
A. Elby	Helping physics students learn how to learn	American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Supplement), 69(S1) S54-S64 (2001)
D. Hammer and A. Elby	On the form of a personal epistemology	In B. K. Hofer, & P. R. Pintrich (Eds.), Personal Epistemolgy: The Psychology of Beliefs about Knowledge and Knowing, pp. 169-190. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum (2002)
A. Elby and D. Hammer	On the substance of a sophisticated epistemology	Science Education 85 (5), 554-567 (2001)
A. Elby	What students' learning of representations tells us about constructivism	Journal of Mathematical Behavior 19, 481-5023 (2000)
Dissertations    (Jump to Talks)
L. Atkins	Analogies as categorization phenomena: Studies from scientific discourse	PhD Dissertation, University of Maryland, December 2004.
J. Tuminaro	A cognitive framework for analyzing and describing introductory students' use and understanding of mathematics in physics	PhD Dissertation, University of Maryland, May 2004.
R. Lippmann	Students' Understanding of Measurement and Uncertainty in the Physics Laboratory: Social construction, underlying concepts, and quantitative analysis	PhD Dissertation, University of Maryland, May 2003.
Talks (Return to top)
J. Tuminaro, E. F. Redish, and R. Scherr	Two kinds of student mathematical errors in physics: A theoretical perspective	Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting, Miami Beach, Flordia, January 28,2004
R. Scherr and J. Tuminaro	Student patterns of knowledge construction	Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting, Miami Beach, Flordia, January 2004
T. McCaskey	What differences in students' "belief" and "understanding" may mean	Seminar presented at The University of Maryland College Park, MD December 17, 2003
E. Redish	The Future of Physics Education: Building an applied science?	APS-AAPT Joint Regional Meeting, Berkeley, California, November 15, 2003
T. McCaskey, M. Dancy, and A. Elby	Belief vs. "Scientists' Answers": Effect on Assessment	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Madison, WI August 4, 2003
E. F. Redish, T. McCaskey, D. Hammer, A. Elby, and L. Lising	Epistemological gains in a large lecture class	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Madison, WI August 4, 2003
R. Hodges	Physicists' Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Madison, WI August 4, 2003
J. Tuminaro and E. F. Redish	Understanding Students' Poor Performance on Mathematical Problem Solving in Physics	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Madison, WI August 4, 2003
E. Redish	Rethinking College Physics: What do we have to offer biology students?	Physics Colloquium, University of Maryland College Park, Maryland, February 11, 2003
R. Lippmann	Concepts for Building an Understanding of Uncertainty	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Austin, TX, January 2003
P. Gresser and E. F. Redish	A New Way for Students to Plan and Understand Laboratory Experiments	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Austin, TX January 13, 2003
J. Tuminaro and E. F. Redish	A Framework for Understanding the Role of Mathematics in Physics	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Austin, TX January 14, 2003
T. McCaskey, A. Elby, R. Lippmann, and E. F. Redish	The MPEX 2: Modification of a survey instrument	Talk presented at AAPT national meeting Austin, TX January 14, 2003
J. Tuminaro	A Framework for Describing Common Mathematical Errors Students Make in Introductory Physics	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Boise, ID August 7, 2002
R. Scherr and M. Wittmann	The challenge of listening: An individual student interview about current flow	Contributed talk presented at the 2002 summer conference on Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching, June 25, 2002
E. Redish	Our Model of How a Student "Works": Does it matter for teaching science?	Conference on Integrating Science and Math Education Research, Orono, Maine, June 23, 2002
E. Redish	Developing Student Expectations in Algebra-Based Physics	Conference on Integrating Science and Math Education Research, Orono, Maine, June 23, 2002
E. Redish	Thinking About Thinking: Making the transition from classical to quantum physics	Gordon Research Conference on Physics Research and Education: Quantum Mechanics, Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts, June 9, 2002
R. Scherr	Modeling student reasoning in physics: An example from special relativity	Colloquium presented at the University of Maine, May 10, 2002
R. Lippmann	Designing Laboratories to Focus on Epistemology and Measurement	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Philadelphia, 2002
R. Scherr	Coordinating theoretical models of student reasoning with evidence: An example from special relativity	Invited talk presented at AAPT National Meeting, Philadelphia, January 22, 2002
E. Redish	Metacognition and instructional design: Theory-driven goals and methods in a large university physics class	Ganiel Symposium, Rehovoth, Israel, September 14, 2001
R. Scherr	An implementation of Physics by Inquiry in a large-enrollment class	Invited talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Rochester, 7/22/01
E. Redish	Improving student expectations in a large lecture class	Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Rochester, 7/22/01
R. Lippmann	"I'm fine with having to think as long as I still get an A"	Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Rochester, 7/22/01
L. Lising	Analyzing student discourse from an epistemological perspective -- what can we learn?	Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Rochester, 7/22/01
A. Elby and L. Lising	The importance of epistemological considerations in fostering conceptual development	Invited talk presented at Physics Education Research Conference: AAPT National Meeting Rochester, 7/26/01

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