UW
Department of Physics
Articles
in refereed journals and professional publications
A. Boudreaux, P.S.
Shaffer, P.R.L. Heron, and L.C. McDermott, “Student understanding of
control of variables: Deciding whether or not a variable
influences the behavior of a system,” Am. J. Phys. 76 (2) 163-170
(2008).
L.C. McDermott, Guest Editorial, “Preparing K-12 teachers in physics: Insights from history, experience, and research,” Am. J. Phys. 74 (9) 758-762 (2006).
L.C. McDermott, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and M.R. Stetzer, “Improving the preparation of K-12 teachers through physics education research,” Am. J. Phys. 74 (9) 763-767 (2006).
M.J. Cochran and P.R.L.
Heron, "Development and assessment of research-based tutorials on heat
engines and the second law of thermodynamics," Am. J. Phys. 74 (8) 734-741 (2006).
D.L. Messina, L.S. DeWater, and M.R. Stetzer, “Helping preservice teachers implement and assess research-based instruction in K-12 classrooms,” in Proceedings of the 2004 Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento CA, August 2004, edited by J. Marx, S. Franklin, and P.R.L. Heron, AIP Conference Proceedings.
C.H. Kautz, P.R.L. Heron, M.E. Loverude, and L.C. McDermott, “Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part I: A macroscopic perspective,” Am. J. Phys. 73 (11) 1055-1063 (2005).C.H. Kautz, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott, “Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part II: A microscopic perspective,” Am. J. Phys. 73 (11) 1064-1071 (2005).
P.S. Shaffer and L.C. McDermott, “A research-based approach to improving student understanding of kinematical concepts,” Am. J. Phys. 73 (10) 921-931 (2005).
L.G. Ortiz, P.R.L. Heron, and P.S. Shaffer, “Investigating student understanding of static equilibrium and accounting for balancing,” Am. J. Phys. 73 (6) 545-553 (2005).
P.R.L. Heron and D.E. Meltzer, Guest Editorial, “Future of physics education research: Intellectual challenges and practical concerns,” Am. J. Phys. 73 (5) 390-394 (2005).
L.C. McDermott, P.R.L. Heron, and P.S. Shaffer, “Preparing K-12 teachers to teach physics and physical science,” APS Forum on Education Newsletter, Summer 2005, pp. 19-22.
L.C. McDermott, P.R.L. Heron, and P.S. Shaffer, “Physics by Inquiry: A research-based approach to preparing K-12 teachers of physics and physical science,” APS Forum on Education Newsletter, Summer 2005, pp. 23-26.
P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott, “Research as a Guide to Improving Student Learning: An Example from Introductory Physics,” Invention and Impact, Proceedings of a Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Conference, April 2004, Washington DC, (AAAS, 2005).
L.A. Low, P.R.L. Heron, B.C. Fabien, and P.G. Reinhall, “Development and assessment of research-based tutorials for engineering dynamics,” Proceedings of the American Association for Engineering Education Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.
L.C. McDermott, "Physics education research: The key to student learning and teacher preparation," Physics World, January 2004, pp. 40-41.
L.C. McDermott, “Physics
education research: The key to student learning and teacher
preparation,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International GIREP Seminar on
Quality Development in Teacher Education and Training, University of
Udine, Italy, September 2003, edited by Marisa Michelini, University of
Udine, 30-34 (2004).
P.R.L. Heron, “Empirical
investigations of learning and teaching, Part I: Examining and
interpreting student thinking,” in Proceedings of the International
School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” Course CLVI, Varenna, Italy, July
2003, edited by E.F. Redish and M. Vicentini, IOS Press, Amsterdam,
341-350 (2004).
P.R.L. Heron, “Empirical
investigations of learning and teaching, Part II: Developing
research-based instructional materials,” in Proceedings of the
International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” Course CLVI, Varenna,
Italy, July 2003, edited by E.F. Redish and M. Vicentini, IOS Press,
Amsterdam, 351-365 (2004).
P.R.L. Heron, “Empirical
investigations of student understanding,” Proceedings of the 2003
Physics Education Research Conference, Madison WI, August 2003, edited
by K. Cummings, J. Marx, and S. Franklin, AIP Conference Proceedings
720, AIP, Melville, NY (2004).
L.C. McDermott, "Improving student learning in science," LTSN (Learning and Teacher Support Network) Physical Science News 4 (2) pp. 6-10. United Kingdom: University of Liverpool (2003). See also, http:/dbweb.liv.ac.uk/ltsnpsc.
P.R.L.
Heron, M.E. Loverude, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott, "Helping
students
develop an understanding of Archimedes’ principle, Part II: Development
of research-based instructional materials," Am. J. Phys. 71 (11)
1188 (2003).
M.E.
Loverude, C.H. Kautz, and P.R. L. Heron, "Helping students develop an
understanding
of Archimedes’ principle, Part I: Research on student understanding," Am.
J. Phys. 71 (11) 1178 (2003)
R.E. Scherr,
P.S. Shaffer, and S. Vokos, "The challenge of changing deeply
held student beliefs about the relativity of simultaneity," Am. J.
Phys. 70 (12)
1238 (2002).
M.E.
Loverude, C.H. Kautz, and P.R.L. Heron, "Student understanding of
the first law of thermodynamics: Relating work to the adiabatic
compression
of an ideal gas," Am.J. Phys. 70 (2) 137 (2002).
L.C.
McDermott, Oersted Medal Lecture 2001: "Physics education research: The
key to student learning," Am.J. Phys. 69 (11) 1127
(2001).
R.E.
Scherr, P.S. Shaffer, and S. Vokos, "Student understanding of time in
special
relativity: simultaneity and reference frames," Phys. Educ. Res.,
Am.J.
Phys. Suppl.69 (7) S24 (2001).
L.C.
McDermott and P.S. Shaffer, "Preparing teachers to teach physics and
physical
science by inquiry," in The Role of Physics Departments in
Preparing
K-12 Teachers, G. Buck, J. Hehn, D. Leslie-Pelecky, eds., College
Park,
MD: American Institute of Physics (2000) pp. 71-85.
L.C.
McDermott, P.S. Shaffer, and C.P. Constantinou, "Preparing teachers to
teach physics and physical science by inquiry," Physics Education 35,
(6)
411 (November 2000)
S.
Vokos, B.S. Ambrose, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott, "Student
understanding
of the wave nature of matter: Diffraction and interference of
particles, "Phys.
Educ. Res., Am. J. Phys 68 (S1) S42 (2000).
L.C.
McDermott and E.F. Redish, "Resource letter on Physics Education
Research," Am.
J. Phys. 67 (9) 755 (1999). (Click
here for PDF version)
L.C.
McDermott and L.S. DeWater, "The need for special science courses for
teachers:
Two perspectives," an invited chapter in Inquiring into Inquiry in
Science
Learning and Teaching, J. Minstrell and E.H. van Zee, eds.,
Washington,
D.C.: AAAS (2000), pp. 241-257. .
K.
Wosilait, P.R.L. Heron., P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott, "Addressing
student difficulties in applying a wave model to the interference and
diffraction
of light," Phys. Educ. Res., Am J. Phys. Suppl. 67 (7)
S5
(1999)
B.S.
Ambrose., Heron, P.R.L., Vokos, S., and L.C. McDermott, "Student
understanding
of light as an electromagnetic wave: Relating
the formalism to physical phenomena," Am. J. Phys. 67
(10)
891 (1999).
P.R.L. Heron
and L.C. McDermott, "Bridging the gap between teaching and
learning
in geometrical optics: The role of research," Opt. & Phot. News
9 (9)
30 (1998).
B.S.
Ambrose, P.S. Shaffer, R.N. Steinberg, and L.C. McDermott, "An
investigation
of student understanding of single-slit diffraction and double-slit
interference," Am.
J. Phys. 67 (2) (1999).
K.
Wosilait, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and L.C. McDermott, "Development
and assessment of a research-based tutorial on light and shadow," Am.
J. Phys. 66 (10) 906 (1998).
T.
O'Brien Pride, S. Vokos, and L.C. McDermott, "The challenge of matching
learning assessments to teaching goals: An example from the work-energy
and impulse-momentum theorems," Am. J. Phys. 66 (2) 147
(1998).
L.C. McDermott, "Research in physics education," APS News 7 (1) 8 (1998). (Abstract not available.)
R.N.
Steinberg, G.E. Oberem and L.C. McDermott, "A computer program on the
photoelectric
effect: A research tool and an instructional aid," Am. J. Phys.64
(11) 1370 (1996).
D.J.
Grayson, and L.C. McDermott, "Use of the computer for research on
student
thinking in physics," Am. J. Phys. 64 (5) 557 (1996).
L.C. McDermott,
P.S. Shaffer and M. Somers, "Research as a guide for curriculum
development:
An illustration in the context of the Atwood's machine," Am. J.
Phys. 62 (1)
46-55 (1994).
L.C. McDermott, Guest Comment: "How we teach and how students learn -- A mismatch?" Am. J. Phys.60 (4) 295 (1993). (Abstract not available.)
L.C.
McDermott and P.S. Shaffer, "Research as a guide for curriculum
development:
An example from introductory electricity, Part I: Investigation of
student
understanding." Am. J. Phys. 60 (11) 994 (1992);
Erratum
to Part I, Am. J. Phys. 61 (1) 81 (1993).
P.S.
Shaffer and L.C. McDermott, "Research as a guide for curriculum
development:
An example from introductory electricity, Part II: Design of
instructional
strategies." Am. J. Phys. 60 (11) 1003 (1992).
L.C. McDermott, "What we teach and what is learned: Closing the gap," Am. J. Phys. 59 (4) 301 (1991). (Abstract not available.)
L.C.
McDermott, "A perspective on teacher preparation in physics and other
sciences:
The need for special courses for teachers," Am. J. Phys. 58
(8) 734 (1990).
L.C.
McDermott, "Research and computer-based instruction: Opportunity for
interaction," Am.
J. Phys. 58 (5) 452 (1990).
L.C. McDermott, "A view from physics," in Toward a Scientific Practice of Science Education, M. Gardner, J. Greeno, F. Reif, and A. Schoenfeld (Eds.), Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Inc., p. 3-30 (1989). (Abstract not available.)
R.A.
Lawson and L.C. McDermott, "Student understanding of the work-energy
and
impulse-momentum theorems," Am. J. Phys. 55 (9) 811
(1987).
L.C.
McDermott, M.L. Rosenquist, and E.H. van Zee, "Student difficulties in
connecting graphs and physics: Examples from kinematics," Am. J.
Phys.55
(6) 503 (1987).
Rosenquist,
M.L. and L.C. McDermott, "A conceptual approach to teaching
kinematics," Am.
J. Phys. 55 (5) 407 (1987).
F.M.
Goldberg and L.C. McDermott, "An investigation of student understanding
of the real image formed by a converging lens or concave mirror," Am.
J. Phys. 55 (2) 108 (1987).
F.M. Goldberg and L.C. McDermott, "Student difficulties in understanding image formation by a plane mirror," The Phys. Teach. 24, 472 (1986). (Abstract not available.)L.C. McDermott, "Research on conceptual understanding in mechanics," Physics Today 37, 24 (July 1984). (Abstract not available.)
L.C. McDermott, M.L. Rosenquist, and E.H. van Zee, "Instructional strategies to improve the performance of minority students in the sciences," New Directions for Teaching and Learning 16, 59 (1983). (Abstract not available.)
D.E.
Trowbridge and L. C. McDermott, "Investigation of student understanding
of the concept of acceleration in one dimension," Am. J. Phys. 49
(3) 242 (1981).
D.E.
Trowbridge and L. C. McDermott, "Investigation of student understanding
of the concept of velocity in one dimension," Am. J. Phys. 48
(12) 1020 (1980).
L.C.
McDermott, "Teacher education and the implementation of elementary
science
curricula," Am. J. Phys. 44 (5) 434 (1976).
L.C. McDermott, "Improving high school physics teacher preparation", Phys. Teach. 13 (12), 523 (1975). (Abstract not available.)
L.C.
McDermott, "Practice-teaching program in physics for future elementary
school teachers," Am J. Phys. 42 (9) 737 (1974).
L.C.
McDermott, "Combined physics course for future elementary and secondary
school teachers," Am J. Phys. 42 (8) 668 (1974).
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