UW
Department of Physics
at
meetings
of
American Association of
Physics Teachers (AAPT)
American Physical Society
(APS)
January 1995-present
Invited talks
L.C. McDermott, “Physics education research: The key to student learning,” ICPE Conference, Delhi, India, August 2005.Contributed talks
L.C. McDermott, “Physics education research: The key to student learning,” plenary talk, Foundations and Frontiers in PER Conference, Bar Harbor ME, August 2005.
L.C. McDermott, “How can physics education research contribute to K-12 teacher preparation?” keynote address, PERC, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2005.
P.S. Shaffer, “Research on student understanding of quantum mechanics,” AAPT Summer Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2005.
P.R.L. Heron, “Research as a guide for improving instruction,” APS NW Section Meeting, Victoria BC, May 2005.
P.R.L. Heron, “Physics education research in the classroom,” invited talk, High School Teachers’ Day, APS March Meeting (Los Angeles, CA, March 2005).
M.R. Stetzer, “Using research to guide the development of a dynamics curriculum,” APS Northwest Section Meeting, Moscow, ID, and Pullman, WA, May 2004.
L.C. McDermott, “Physics education research: The key to student learning” plenary talk, AAPT Western Pennsylvania Section meeting, California University of Pennsylvania, April 2004.
L.C. McDermott, "Preparing teachers to teach science by inquiry: The role of discipline-based research on learning and teaching " AAPT Winter Meeting 2004, Miami Beach, FLP.S. Shaffer, "The need for special courses for K-12 teachers," AAPT Summer Meeting, Madison, WI, August 2003.
L.C. McDermott, "Physics education research--the key to student learning and to the preparation of teachers," VIII Inter-American Conference in Physics Education, Habana, Cuba, July 2003 (plenary)
P.R.L. Heron, "Empirical investigations of student understanding and the development of instructional materials," Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI, August 2003 (plenary).
L.S. DeWater, "Science as a process of inquiry in the K-8 classroom: Teacher-researcher collaborations that support student learning," AAPT Winter Meeting, Austin, TX, January 2003
D. Messina, "A collaborative approach to the induction and mentoring of elementary science teachers," AAPT Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 2002
D. Messina, "Assessment of student learning in K-12 classrooms: A guide for improving teacher preparation," AAPT Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 2002
P.S. Shaffer, "Preparing precollege teachers to teach Physical Science by Inquiry," AAPT Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 2002
P.R.L. Heron, "Empirical investigations of student understanding," AAPT Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 2002
L.G. Ortiz, "Development of research-based curriculum to address student difficulties with the equilibrium of rigid bodies," Northwest Regional APS Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 2002
P.R.L Heron, "Improving student learning in physics from K-20: The role of research" APS Four Corners Section meeting, Las Cruces, NM, November 2001
P.R.L. Heron, "Helping students develop and apply a simple wave model for light," AAPT Summer Meeting, Rochester, NY, July 2001
P.R.L. Heron, "Research as a guide to improving student learning" Northwest APS Meeting, Seattle, May, 2001
P.R.L. Heron, "Preparing teachers to teach science by inquiry, the role physics education research," APS March Meeting, Seattle, 2001
L.C. McDermott, Response for the 2001 Oersted Medal, "Physics education research: The key to student learning," AAPT Winter Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2001
P.S. Shaffer, "Preparing teachers to teach science by inquiry: Insights from research," AAPT Summer Meeting, Guelph, Ontario, August 2000
P.R.L. Heron, "Research on student ability to apply basic concepts from mechanics to more advanced topics: Implications for instruction at the introductory level and beyond," AAPT Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2000
L.S. DeWater, "Preparing precollege teachers to teach physics and physical science as a process of inquiry," AAPT Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2000
L.C. McDermott, "Physics education: A research agenda," AAPT Summer Meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 1999
L.C. McDermott, "The empirical basis for physics education rsearch," AAPT Summer Meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 1999
L.C. McDermott, "Setting a higher standard for student learning in physics: The role of research," APS Centennial Meeting / APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 1999
P.R.L. Heron, "Improving student learning at the introductory level and beyond: The role of research , Part I," APS Centennial Meeting / APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 1999
S. Vokos, "Improving student learning at the introductory level and beyond: The role of research , Part II," APS Centennial Meeting / APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 1999
P.R.L. Heron and L.C. McDermott, "Helping students develop and apply a simple wave model for light," AAPT Winter Meeting, Anaheim, CA, January 1999
P.R.L. Heron, "An investigation of student understanding in introductory mechanics and engineering statics," AAPT Washington Section Meeting, Seattle, WA, October 1998
P.R.L. Heron, "An investigation of student understanding in introductory mechanics and engineering statics," AAPT Summer Meeting, Lincoln, NE, August 1998
L.C. McDermott, "Bridging the gap between teaching and learning, " Michigan section AAPT, Flint, April 1998
L.C. McDermott, Plenary talk: "Bridging the gap between teaching and learning: The role of research" Oregon AAPT/OCEPT meeting, Forest Grove, OR, April 1998
K. Wosilait, "Physics education research as a guide for the development of a set of tutorials on physical optics," APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Columbus, OH, April 1998
S. Vokos, "Using research to identify and address student difficulties with special and Galilean relativity,"APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Columbus, OH, April 1998
P.R.L. Heron, "Preparing precollege teachers to teach science as a process of inquiry," AAPT Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 1998
L.C. McDermott, Plenary talk: "Bridging the gap between teaching and learning," AAPT Section Meeting (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska), Manhattan, KN, October 1997
P.R.L. Heron, "Making connections between physics and engineering: An example from mechanics," APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 1997
S. Vokos, "Identifying student conceptual and reasoning difficulties with relativity," APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 1997
P.R.L. Heron, "Preparing graduate teaching assistants for their role as future faculty: A postdoctoral perspective," AAPT Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 1997
P.S. Shaffer, "Identifying and addressing student difficulties in thermal physics," AAPT Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 1997
S. Vokos, "Student understanding of the relationship between naked-eye observations and astronomical models," AAPT Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 1997
P.R.L. Heron, "Investigating student understanding of introductory thermal physics," Washington AAPT Section Fall Meeting, Ellensburg, WA, October 1996
P.R.L. Heron, "Preparation to teach: A post-doctoral perspective," AAPT Summer Meeting, College Park, MD, August 1996
L.C. McDermott, "Does how we teach match how students learn?" Idaho-Utah AAPT Section Meeting, Boise, Idaho, March 1996
G.E. Oberem, "Guiding the development of computer tutors for introductory physics with research in physics education," AAPT Winter Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1996
P.S. Shaffer and L.C. McDermott, "Preparing graduate students to teach: A tutorial model," APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 1995
AAPT Winter Meeting, Anchorage, AK, January 2006
“Affecting K-12 Teacher Practice: A Research-Based Approach to Professional Development,” D. Messina and M.R. Stetzer.
“New Insights into Student Understanding of Basic Electric Circuits Concepts,” M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
“Research as a Guide for Developing Curricula on Mechanical Waves,” M. Kryjevskaia, M.R. Stetzer, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
“Research on Student Understanding of Linear and Angular Momentum Conservation,” P.R.L. Heron, H.G. Close, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
“Developing a Research-Based Curriculum on 2-D Kinematics,” S. Courtney, M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2005
“Developing Content Understanding and Pedagogical Content Knowledge among K-12 Teachers,” D. Messina, M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
APS Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Victoria, BC, May 2005
“Student difficulties in applying quantum mechanical principles to superpositions of stationary states,” A.D. Crouse, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
“Investigating student understanding of acceleration in two dimensions,” S.M. Courtney, M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 2005
“Research on Student Learning of Rigid Body Dynamics,” P.R.L. Heron, H.G. Close, and L.G. Ortiz.
“Examining student understanding of fundamental concepts in electric circuits,” M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
“Student difficulties with the concept of work in introductory physics,” B.A. Lindsey, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, January 2005
“Mentoring that makes a difference: Improving K-12 teaching practice,” D. Messina, L.S. DeWater, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
“Research as a guide for developing curricula on waves and physical optics,” M. Kryjevskaia, P.R.L. Heron, K. Wosilait, and L.C. McDermott.
“Examining student understanding of electric circuits,” M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
“Investigating student understanding of 2-D kinematics,” S. Courtney, M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Sacramento, CA, August 2004"Helping students to develop a functional understanding of energy conservation," B.A.Lindsey, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Using research to guide the development of a dynamics curriculum," M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, P.R.L. Heron, L.C. McDermott.
"Examining student understanding of basic topics in quantum mechanics," A. Crouse, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Incorporating a teaching practicum in a physics course for preservice teachers," D. Messina, L.S. DeWater, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, January 2004"Relationships between student understanding of linear momentum and angular momentum," H. Close, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Identifying student difficulties with entropy in statistical mechanics," M. Cochran, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
"Investigating student learning in an introductory electric circuits laboratory," M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and M.N. McDermott.
"Research-based professional development for K-12 teachers," D. Messina, L. DeWater, L.A. Low, and L.C. McDermott.
"Heat and temperature: assessing understanding takes more than a test," L. DeWater, M. Cochran, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Washington Section Annual Meeting, Edmonds, WA, October 2003"Developing a research-based, inquiry-oriented dynamics module for K-12 teachers," M.R. Stetzer."Student understanding of basic topics in quantum mechanics: Recent results," A. Crouse.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Madison, WI, August 2003
"Student understanding of basic topics in quantum mechanics: Recent results," A. Crouse, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Identifying student difficulties with heat transfer and temperature," M. Cochran, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
"Addressing the needs of precollege science teachers: A research-based approach," D. Messina, L.S. DeWater, and L.C. McDermott.
"Developing a research-based, inquiry-oriented dynamics module for K-12 teachers," M.R. Stetzer, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Research as a guide for developing an inquiry-based curriculum on mechanical waves," M. Kryjevskaia, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
APS Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, May 2003
"Physics education research as a guide for instruction on mechanical waves," M. Kryjevskaia, P.R.L. Heron, K. Wosilait, and L.C. McDermott."Identifying student difficulties with heat transfer and temperature," M. Cochran, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
"Examining student learning in an introductory laboratory on electric circuits," M.R. Stetzer, P.S. Shaffer, and M.N. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Austin, TX, January 2003"Addressing student difficulties in applying the principle of conservation of momentum," H. Close, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Alternative routes to teacher certification for math and science professionals: Research as a guide to preparing prospective teachers," D.L. Messina, R.M. Goertzen, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 2002"Research on preparing teaching assistants to teach in introductory physics," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Assessing student learning in an introductory laboratory on electric circuits," M.R. Stetzer, M.N. McDermott, and P.S. Shaffer.
"Identifying student difficulties in applying the principle of conservation of momentum," H. Close, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties with the second law of thermodynamics," M.J. Cochran, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, January 2002"Effect of a research-based curriculum on the learning of physics by K-12 teachers and students," D.L. Messina, L.S. DeWater, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott."Identifiying student reasoning difficulties with the mathematical formalism of rotational mechanics," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Research as a guide for the development of instructional materials on hydrostatics," P.R. L. Heron, M.J. Cochran, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Student understanding of events in special relativity," S. Vokos, R.E. Scherr, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Rochester, NY, July 2001"Student difficulties with buoyancy: An investigation in a laboratory setting, M.J. Cochran, P.R.L. Heron, and M.N. McDermott."Student understanding of displacement in multiple frames of reference," A. Boudreaux, L.S. DeWater, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
"Effect of research-based curriculum on K-12 teacher and student learning," D.L. Messina, M. Sabella, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2001"Using the internet to investigate student qualitative and quantitative reasoning," M.S. Sabella, E. Fu, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."An application of physics education research: The development of inquiry-based curriculum on balancing for K-12 teachers," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Examining the effect on the K-12 classroom of a teacher education program in physics," L.S. DeWater, D.L. Messina, P.S. Shaffer, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
"A closer look at student understanding of kinematics: tracing difficulties with relative motion to difficulties with related concepts in the laboratory frame," A. Boudreaux, S. Vokos, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Guelph, Ontario, August 2000"Identifying student difficulties with hydrostatic pressure," M.E. Loverude, C.H. Kautz, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott."Using the web as an aid in investigating student understanding," M.S. Sabella, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"The multi-layered nature of student difficulties: An example from special relativity," R.E. Scherr, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
APS Northwest Section Meeting, Eugene, OR, May, 2000
"Preparing precollege teachers to teach physics: An example in the context of balancing," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."The iterative process of research-based curriculum: an example from two-dimensional kinematics," J.R. Thompson, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Applying the results of research to curriculum development in Galilean and special relativity," R.E. Scherr, S. Vokos, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 2000"Identifying student difficulties with torque," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Investigating student understanding of the wave nature of sound," J.R. Thompson, P.S. Shaffer, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 1999"Preparing inservice teachers to teach physics and physical science: Examples from Physics by Inquiry," C.P. Constantinou, L. S. DeWater, J.R. Thompson, and L.C. McDermott."Student understanding of hydrostatics and thermal physics and underlying concepts from mechanics," M.E. Loverude, C.H. Kautz, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C.McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties with measurement in special relativity," R. Scherr, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties with frames of reference and transformations of physics quantities," A. Boudreaux, P.S. Shaffer, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
Joint APS/AAPT Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 1999"Pilot-testing as part of the curriculum development process: Examples from Physics by Inquiry and Tutorials in Introductory Physics," J.R. Thompson, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Identifying and addressing student difficulties with basic concepts in galilean and special relativity: Length and length contraction," R.E. Scherr, A. Boudreaux, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
"An investigation of student difficulties in thermal physics and their roots in mechanics," M.E. Loverude, C.H. Kautz, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
"An investigation of student understanding of rigid-body dynamics and static equilibrium," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties in interpreting and applying the Ideal Gas Law," C.H. Kautz, M.E. Loverude, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Anaheim, CA, January 1999"Preparing precollege teachers to teach physics: An example in the context of balancing," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott."Preparing precollege teachers to teach physics: An example in the context of heat and temperature," L.S. DeWater, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties in Galilean and special relativity," A. Boudreaux, R.E. Scherr, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Lincoln, NE, August 1998"Development and assessment of curriculum," J.R. Thompson, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Identifying and addressing student difficulties with Galilean and special relativity," R.E. Scherr, A. Boudreaux, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying and addressing student difficulties with the static equilibrium of rigid bodies," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying and addressing student difficulties with hydrostatics," M.E. Loveude, C.H. Kautz, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying and addressing student difficulties with vector superposition," C.T. Border, S. Kanim, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
Joint APS/AAPT Meeting, Columbus, OH, April 1998"Identifying and addressing student difficulties with the ideal gas law," C.H. Kautz, M.E. Loverude, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 1998"Identifying student difficulties in Galilean relativity," A. Boudreaux, R.E. Scherr, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott."Identifying student difficulties with the static equilibrium of rigid bodies," L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties with superposition in electrostatics," S. Kanim, C. Border, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Denver, CO, August 1997"Identifying student difficulties with the first saw of thermodynamics," M.E. Loverude, C.H. Kautz, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott."An investigation of student use of conceptual knowledge in solving traditional problems: Examples from electricity and magnetism, " S. Kanim, A. Boudreaux, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Modifying tutorial materials to produce interactive tutorial lectures," R.D. Pedigo, S. Kanim, L.G. Ortiz, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties with the ideal gas law," C.H. Kautz, M.E. Loverude, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying student difficulties in Galilean and Special Relativity," R.E. Scherr, A. Boudreaux, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
"Student understanding of the wave function in quantum mechanics," B.S. Ambrose, S. Vokos, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 1997"Student understanding of thermal physics: Macroscopic variables and microscopic processes," M.E. Loverude, C.H. Kautz, P. Heron, and L.C. McDermott."Student understanding of energy conservation in mechanics," L.G. Ortiz, T.E. O'Brien Pride, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott
"Student problem-solving performance in electrostatics: An example based on Gauss' law," S. Kanim, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
Washington Section AAPT Fall Meeting, Ellensburg, WA, October 1996"Identifying and addressing student difficulties in hydrostatics: Buoyancy," M.E. Loverude, C.H. Kautz, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Identifying and addressing student difficulties in hydrostatics: Pressure," C.H. Kautz, M.E. Loverude, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Student difficulties in solving traditional physics problems: Examples from electricity and magnetism," S.E. Kanim, L.G. Ortiz, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Summer Meeting, College Park, MD, August 1996"Investigating student understanding of the concept of pressure," C.H. Kautz, M.E. Loverude, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott."Student understanding of the wave-like properties of matter," B.S. Ambrose, S. Vokos, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Active learning in the classroom: Tutorials and interactive tutorial lectures," P.A. Kraus, R.D. Pedigo, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
Joint APS/AAPT Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, May 1996
"Student difficulties in applying concepts from mechanics to hydrostatics," C.H. Kautz, M.E. Loverude, P. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Student difficulties in applying concepts from mechanics to thermal physics," M.E. Loverude, C.H. Kautz, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1996"Using research on student understanding to guide curriculum development: An example from Electricity and Magnetism," P.A. Kraus, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Preparing graduate students for their role as future faculty," P.S. Shaffer, P.A. Kraus, and L.C. McDermott.
"Investigating student understanding of Galilean and Special Relativity," S. Vokos, B.S. Ambrose, T.E. O'Brien Pride, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying and addressing student difficulties with momentum," T.E. O'Brien Pride, S. Vokos, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Using an interactive computer program on the phases of the moon in an undergraduate physics course," G. Oberem.
AAPT Summer Meeting, Spokane, WA, August 1995"A comparison of free-response versus multiple choice pre-tests," S. Kanim, C.H. Kautz, M.E. Loverude, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott."Physics education research and a computer tutorial on the photoelectric effect," R.N. Steinberg, G.E. Oberem, C.M. Richardson, and L.C. McDermott.
"Development of an interactive computer tutorial on the photoelectric effect," G.E. Oberem, R.N. Steinberg, and L.C. McDermott.
"Identifying and addressing student difficulties in introductory optics," K. Wosilait, P.A. Kraus, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Investigating student understanding of physical optics and the wave properties of matter," B.S. Ambrose, R.N. Steinberg, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott.
"Using research on student understanding to guide curriculum development: an example from two-dimensional motion," T.E. O'Brien Pride, C.M. Richardson, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
"Investigation of student understanding of electric concepts," R.R. Harrington and L.C. McDermott.
AAPT Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 1995"Investigating the use of demonstrations in instruction," P.A. Kraus, R.R. Harrington, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott."Using the computer to identify and address students difficulties in drawing free-body diagrams," G.E. Oberem, S.E. Kanim, and L.C. McDermott.
"Investigating student difficulties understanding physical optics," R.N. Steinberg, B.S. Ambrose, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott.
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