UMD PERG Papers & Talks by Research Topic: Cognitive Research

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Papers & Talks by Research Topic: Cognitive Research

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Papers and talks in this section consider fundamental cognitive issues relevant to education including student resources and knowledge organization.

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Papers    (Jump to Talks)

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 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 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 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 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 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 in Proceedings of the Varenna Summer School, "Enrico Fermi" Course CLVI, (Italian Physical Society, 2004)

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

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)

L. Bao
and
E. Redish Model Analysis: Assessing the Dynamics of Student Learning University of Maryland preprint,
March 2001

M. Wittmann The object coordination class applied to wave pulses: analysing student reasoning in wave physics Int. J. Sci. Educ.,
25, (8): 991-1013 (2003).

E. Redish Implications of cognitive studies for teaching physics Am. J. Phys.62(9), 796-803 (1994)

Dissertations    (Jump to Talks) (Return to top)

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.

M. Sabella Using the context of physics problem solving to evaluate the coherence of student knowledge PhD Dissertation,
University of Maryland,
May 1999.

Talks   (Return to top)

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

R. Scherr Modeling student reasoning in physics: An example from special relativity Colloquium presented at the University of Maine,
May 10, 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

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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Author(s)	Title	Reference	PDF	HTML	Abstract
Papers (Jump to Talks)
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	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	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	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	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	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	in Proceedings of the Varenna Summer School, "Enrico Fermi" Course CLVI, (Italian Physical Society, 2004)
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
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)
L. Bao and E. Redish	Model Analysis: Assessing the Dynamics of Student Learning	University of Maryland preprint, March 2001
M. Wittmann	The object coordination class applied to wave pulses: analysing student reasoning in wave physics	Int. J. Sci. Educ., 25, (8): 991-1013 (2003).
E. Redish	Implications of cognitive studies for teaching physics	Am. J. Phys.62(9), 796-803 (1994)
Dissertations (Jump to Talks) (Return to top)
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.
M. Sabella	Using the context of physics problem solving to evaluate the coherence of student knowledge	PhD Dissertation, University of Maryland, May 1999.
Talks (Return to top)
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
R. Scherr	Modeling student reasoning in physics: An example from special relativity	Colloquium presented at the University of Maine, May 10, 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
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