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Michael C. Wittmann:
Papers, Talks, Posters, and Books
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Books |
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| M.C. Wittmann, R.N. Steinberg, and E.F. Redish | Activity-Based Tutorials Vol 1: Introductory Physics | To be published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. as part of the Physics Suite (2004) |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.N. Steinberg, and E.F. Redish | Activity-Based Tutorials Vol 2: Modern Physics | In preparation for publishing by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. as part of the Physics Suite (2004) |
Dissertation |
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| M.C. Wittmann | Making Sense of How Students Come to an Understanding of Physics: An Example from Mechanical Waves | Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maryland, 1998 |
Papers |
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| M.C. Wittmann, J.R. Thompson | A course on integrated approaches in physics education | Forum on Education of The American Physical Society Spring 2006 Newsletter |
| E.F.Redish, and M.C. Wittmann, | Twenty Questions for PER | Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings, 2004, edited by J. Marx, S. Franklin, and P. Heron, AIP Conference Proceedings (in press, 2005) |
| M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan, and L. Bao | Addressing student models of energy loss in quantum tunneling | European Journal of Physics 26, 939–950 (2005) |
| M.C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish, and R.N. Steinberg | Understanding and Addressing Student Reasoning about Sound | International Journal of Science Education 25:8, 991-1013 (2003) |
| M.C. Wittmann | Understanding Coordinated Sets of Resources: An Example from Quantum Tunneling | Proceedings of the Fermi School in Physics Education Research, Varenna, Italy, 2003 July. (submitted) |
| J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann, and J.R. Thompson | Student Understanding of Tunneling in Quantum Mechanics: Examining Survey Results | In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2003 (submitted). |
| M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan | Understanding Data Analysis from Multiple Viewpoints: An Example from Quantum Tunneling | In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2003 (submitted). |
| E. Raulerson Sayre, M.C. Wittmann, and J.R. Thompson | Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations | In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2003 (submitted). |
| R.E. Scherr and M.C. Wittmann | The challenge of listening: The effect of research agenda on data collection and interpretation | In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2002.(2003) |
| M.C. Wittmann and R.E. Scherr | Student epistemological stance constraining researcher access to student thinking: An example from an interview on charge flow | In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2002.(2003) |
| M.C. Wittmann | Limitations in predicting student performance on standardized tests | In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2002.(2003) |
| M.C. Wittmann | On the dissemination of a proven curriculum: RealTime Physics and Interactive Lecture Demonstrations | White paper web publication of FIPSE external evaluator report for the RTP/ILD dissemination project |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.N. Steinberg, and E.F. Redish | Investigating Student Understanding of Quantum Mechanics: Spontaneous Models of Conductivity | American Journal of Physics, 70:3, 218-226 (2002) |
| M.C. Wittmann | The Object Coordiantion Class Applied to Wavepulses: Analysing Student Reasonging in Wave Phyiscs | International Journal of Science Education, 24:1, 97-118 (2002) |
| M.C. Wittmann | Investigating Student Understanding of Quantum Physics: Models of Conductivity | Newsletter of the American Society of Black Physicists, special issue on physics education research, March (2001). |
| R.N. Steinberg, M.C. Wittmann, Lei Bao, and E.F. Redish | The influence of student understanding of classical physics when learning quantum mechanics | Research on the Teaching and Learning of Quantum Sciences, NARST Annual Meeting, Boston (March, 1999) |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.N. Steinberg, E.F. Redish | Making Sense of How Students Make Sense of Mechanical Waves | The Physics Teacher 37, 15-21 (1999) |
| R.N. Steinberg, M.C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish, | Mathematical Tutorials In Introductory Physics | Sample class, in The Changing Role Of Physics Departments In Modern University, AIP Conference Proceedings 399 (AIP, 1997) 1075-1092. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student Difficulties in Understanding Mechanical Waves: An Overview of Research Results | White paper written for the University of Maryland, College Park Physics Education Research Group, (22 May 1996). |
Invited Talks |
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| M.C. Wittmann | Using Learning Theories to Model Students’ Conceptual Changes (abstract) | 129th AAPT National Meeting, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. The Announcer 34(2) 114. |
| J.R. Thompson, M.C. Wittmann, S.J. Kaback | Promoting the understanding of teaching and learning in physics | The University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research Brown Bag Seminar, April 2003, |
| M.C. Wittmann | Conceptual knowledge in quantum physics: Student reasoning about charge flow | invited talk at the April national meeting of the American Physical Society, Philadelphia PA, 2003 April. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Assessment in active learning: Pre- and post-testing in physics | invited talk at the workshop on “Active Learning,” Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Maine, 2003 March. |
| N. Gillespie, M.C. Wittmann, R.E. Scherr | The negotiation of relevance: Student inference in clinical interviews (abstract) | 126th American Association of Physics Teachers National Meeting, Austin TX, 2003 January. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Making Meaning: Emergent cognition in physics and physics education research (abstract) | 126th American Association of Physics Teachers National Meeting, Austin TX, 2003 January. |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.E. Scherr | Epistemology mediating conceptual knowledge: Constraints on data accessible from interviews(abstract) | 126th American Association of Physics Teachers National Meeting, Austin TX, 2003 January. |
| R.E. Scherr, M.C. Wittmann | The challenge of listening: Selective attention in clinical interviews (abstract) | 126th American Association of Physics Teachers National Meeting, Austin TX, 2003 January. |
| M.C. Wittmann | The role of conceptual and meta-cognition reasoning in the learning quantum physics | colloquium held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester MA, 2002 Sep 30 |
| M.C. Wittmann | The role of conceptual and meta-cognition reasoning in the learning quantum physics | colloquium held at Bates, Lewiston ME, 2002 Sep 13 |
| M.C. Wittmann | Intuition and Inquiry in the Investigation of Conceptual and Meta-cognitive Reasoning | seminar held at The University of Maryland, College Park MD, 2002 Sep 5 |
| M.C. Wittmann, J.R. Thompson | A Course in Physics Education Research for Teachers, Scientists, and Researchers | “The challenge of listening: The effect of research agenda on data collection and interpretation,” University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Summer Conference: “Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching,” 2002 June. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student understanding of conductivity: Interviews, classroom discussions, and tools for improved student learning | University of New Hampshire, 2002 February 11. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student understanding of conductivity: Interviews, classroom discussions, and tools for improved student learning | University of Rhode Island, 2002 February 8. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Classroom Interactions and Learning in the Context of a Curriculum for Teaching Conductivity (abstract) | 124th AAPT National Meeting, Philadelphia PA, 2002 January. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Standardized tests as predictors of student performance in advanced physics classes | University of Maine, December 2001. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Evaluating Student Model Building in Quantum Physics | University of Maine, February, 2001. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Disseminating Innovative Curricula: A Modified Role for Dissemination Sites (abstract) | 122nd AAPT National Meeting, San Diego CA, January 2001. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Making Sense of Student Reasoning in the Classroom: Lessons from Mechanical Waves in a Larger Context | The Ohio State University, March 2000. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Making Sense of Student Reasoning in the Classroom: Lessons from Mechanical Waves in a Larger Context | University of Maine, February 2000. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Issues in Implementing a New Curriculum in Quantum Mechanics | The Ohio State University, November 1999. |
| M.C. Wittmann | RealTime Physics Dissemination Project: Evaluation at Test Sites | University of Oregon, October, 1999. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student use of multiple models in physics: Examples from wave and quantum physics | North Carolina State University, July 20, 1999. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student use of multiple models in wave and quantum physics | Bremen University, Germany, June 1999. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Research and Curriculum Development to Address Student Understanding of Wave Physics | 118th AAPT National Meeting, Anaheim CA,1999 January |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student Use of Multiple Models When Making Sense of Physics: An Example From Mechanical Waves | Summer School of the European Science Education Research Association, Marly-le-Roi, France, August 1998. To see an on-line version of a more complete version of this talk, see Wittmann's defense talk. |
| E.F. Redish (presented by M.C. Wittmann) | The Science of Teaching Physics: What do we know and how do we know it? | seminar, Two-Year College Introductory Physics Conference III, Joliet IL, Joliet Junior College, June 1998. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Investigation and Addressing Student Difficulties with Physics: An Example from Mechanical Waves | Two-Year College Introductory Physics Conference III, Joliet IL, Joliet Junior College, June, 1998. To see an on-line version of a more complete version of this talk, see Wittmann's defense talk. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Making sense of student models of physics: An example from mechanical waves | University of Maryland, October 1998. To see an on-line version of a more complete version of this talk, see Wittmann's defense talk. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student Difficulties with Wave Concepts | University of Maryland, September 1997. |
Contributed Talks |
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| J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann | Students revised models of quantum tunneling in a reform curriculum (abstract) | 131st AAPT National Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August. The Announcer 35(2). |
| E.C. Sayre and M.C. Wittmann | Plasticity and the Differential (abstract) | 131st AAPT National Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August. The Announcer 35(2). |
| M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan, K. Black, and R.P. Springuel | General Education Students Understanding of Quantum Wavefunctions (abstract) | 131st AAPT National Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August. The Announcer 35(2). |
| E. Bianchi, M. Dudley, J.T. Morgan, and M.C. Wittmann | Modifying instruction in mechanics to address student learning of electrostatics (abstract) | 131st AAPT National Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August. The Announcer 35(2). |
| R. Feeley, J.R. Thompson, and M.C. Wittmann | Identifying Student Concepts of Gravity (abstract) | 129th AAPT National Meeting, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. The Announcer 34(2) 116. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Conceptual Learning in a General Education Quantum Physics Course (abstract) | 129th AAPT National Meeting, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. The Announcer 34(2) 172. |
| J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann | A Survey to Investigate Student Understanding of Quantum Tunneling (abstract) | 129th AAPT National Meeting, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. The Announcer 34(2) 172. |
| E.C. Sayre, M.C. Wittmann | Advanced Mechanics Students' Conflicts Between Physics and Mathematics Intuitions (abstract) | 129th AAPT National Meeting, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. The Announcer 34(2) 184 |
| E.R. Sayre, M.C. Wittmann | Student Selection of Reasoning Resources in Nearly-Novel Situations (abstract) | 128th AAPT National Meeting, Miami Beach FL, 2004 January |
| M.C. Wittmann | Concepts and Epistemologies in a General Education Quantum Physics Course (abstract) (click on images to advance slides in this QuickTime movie) | 128th AAPT National Meeting, Miami Beach FL, 2004 January |
| J.T. Morgan and M.C. Wittmann | Student understanding of quantum tunneling (abstract) | 127th AAPT National Meeting, Madison, WI, 2003 August |
| T. Lyons, J.R. Thompson, and M.C. Wittmann | Context dependence of student understanding of simple graphs (abstract) | 127th National AAPT Meeting, Madison, WI, 2003 August |
| M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan, and J.R. Thompson | Student Reasoning about Quantum Tunneling | Fermi School in Physics Education Research, Varenna, Italy, 2003 July |
| J.R. Thompson and M.C. Wittmann | Promoting understanding of teaching and learning in physics: A graduate course in physics education research | Joint American Physical Society (APS)/American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Regional Meeting, New England Section, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 2003 April |
| M.C. Wittmann | Evaluating the Dissemination of a Research-Based Curriculum: Summary Report (abstract) | AAPT Winter meeting, Philadelphia PA, January 2002 |
| M.C. Wittmann | Using standardized tests as predictors in advanced physics classes (abstract) | 123rd AAPT National Meeting, Rochester NY, July 2001 |
| A. Elby, M.C. Wittmann | What the 'FCI invalidity' results really show (abstract) | 123rd AAPT National Meeting, Rochester NY, July 2001 |
| M.C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish | Analyzing Student Expectations of Physics in a Modified Quantum Physics Course (abstract) | 122nd AAPT National Meeting, San Diego CA, January 2001 |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.N. Steinberg, E.F. Redish | Evaluating Student Reasoning in the Context of a Modified Modern Physics Curriculum | 121st AAPT National Meeting, Guelph, Canada, August 2000 |
| R. Lippmann, M.C. Wittmann | Developing and evaluating research-based curriculum materials to help students understand concepts of spectroscopy (abstract) | 121st AAPT National Meeting, Guelph, Canada, August 2000 |
| E.F. Redish, M.C. Wittmann | Affecting Student Reasoning in the Context of Qauntum Tunneling (abstract) | 121st AAPT National Meeting, Guelph, Canada, August 2000 |
| C. v. Breen, M.C. Wittmann | Continuing Evaluation of Secondary Implementation of RealTime Physics and Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (abstract) | 121st AAPT National Meeting, Guelph, Canada, August 2000 |
| M.C. Wittmann, Bao Lei, R.N. Steinberg, E.F. Redish | Curriculum Development to Address Student Difficulties with Models of Conductivity | 119th AAPT National Meeting, San Antonio TX, August 1999 |
| M.C. Wittmann | A Diagnostic Test to Investigate Student Use of Multiple Models of Mechanical Waves | 117th AAPT National Meeting , Lincoln NE, August 1998. To see an on-line version of a more complete version of this talk, see Wittmann's defense talk |
| Michael C. Wittmann, Richard N. Steinberg, Edward F. Redish | Investigation of Student Difficulties with Mechanical Waves with a Specially Designed Diagnostic Test | Regional meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Chesapeake Section, May 1998, University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, Baltimore MD. To see an on-line version of a more complete version of this talk, see Wittmann's defense talk. |
| M.C. Wittmann, M. Sabella, R.N. Steinberg, E.F. Redish | Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with Sound Waves | 115th AAPT National Meeting, Denver CO, August 1997. |
| M.C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish, and R.N. Steinberg | Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with Mechanical Waves (propagation) | 113th AAPT National Meeting, College Park MD, August 1996. |
| J.M. Saul, M.C. Wittmann, R.N. Steinberg, and E.F. Redish | Student Difficulties with Math in Physics: Why can't Students Apply What They Learn in Math Class? | 113th AAPT National Meeting, College Park MD, August 1996. |
| R.N. Steinberg, J.M. Saul, M.C. Wittmann, and E.F. Redish | Student Difficulties Understanding the role of Mathematics in Introductory Physics | Joint APS/AAPT Meeting, Indianapolis IN, May 1996. |
| Michael C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish, and R.N. Steinberg | Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with Mechanical Waves (superposition) | Regional meeting of the AAPT, York PA, March 1996. |
Contributed Posters |
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| J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann | A longitudinal study of student learning of quantum tunneling | Physics Education Research Conference, Salt Lake City UT, August 2005. |
| E.C. Sayre and M.C. Wittmann | Plasticity and student use of the differential in an intermediate mechanics class | Physics Education Research Conference, Salt Lake City UT, August 2005. |
| M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan, K. Black, and R.P. Springuel | General Education Students Understanding of Quantum Wavefunctions | Physics Education Research Conference, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August. |
| J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann | A survey to investigate student understanding of quantum tunneling | Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. |
| R.E. Feeley, J.R. Thompson, M.C. Wittmann | Identifying student concepts of gravity | Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. |
| M.C. Wittmann | What changes during conceptual change? | Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. |
| E.C. Sayre, M.C. Wittmann | The Structure of Intermediate Mechanics Students Physics and Mathematics Intuitions | Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento CA, 2004 August. |
| T. Lyons, M.C. Wittmann, J.R. Thompson | Context dependence of student understanding of simple graphs | Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI, August 2003. |
| J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann, J.R. Thompson | Student Understanding of Tunneling in Quantum Mechanics: Examining Survey Results | Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI, August 2003. |
| E. Raulerson, M.C. Wittmann. J.R. Thompson | Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations | Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI, August 2003. |
| J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann, J.R. Thompson | An investigation into student understanding of tunneling | University of Maine Association of Graduate Students Research Exposition, Orono, ME, April 2003. |
| R.E. Scherr, M.C. Wittmann | The challenge of listening: The effect of research agenda on data collection and interpretation (large | small) | Physics Education Research Conference, 2002 Aug 7. |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.E. Scherr | Student epistemological stance constraining researcher access to student thinking: An example from an interview on charge flow (large | small) | Physics Education Research Conference, 2002 Aug 7. |
| R.E. Scherr, M.C. Wittmann | The challenge of listening: The effect of research agenda on data collection and interpretation (large | small) | “University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Summer Conference: “Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching,” 2002 June. |
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