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Research into Student Learning:
Quantum Physics
Investigations into student learning of quantum physics have taken place as part of a program begun at the University of Maryland and continued now at the University of Maine and City College of New York. For more information on research results, please visit the University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group web page.
The research results listed below are part of a project to develop and disseminate the New Model Course in Applied Quantum Physics. This project is funded with assistance from the National Science Foundation and Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. For more information on the related curriculum materials, please visit the New Model Course in Applied Quantum Physics.
Links to Research Topics arranged by research topic and author
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| 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) |
| 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). |
| 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) |
| 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, 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 | 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) |
Invited Talks |
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| 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. |
| N. Gillespie, M.C. Wittmann, R.E. Scherr | The negotiation of relevance: Student inference in clinical interviews | invited talk at the winter national meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Austin TX, 2003 January. |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.E. Scherr | Epistemology mediating conceptual knowledge: Constraints on data accessible from interviews | invited talk at the winter national meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Austin TX, 2003 January. |
| R.E. Scherr, M.C. Wittmann | The challenge of listening: Selective attention in clinical interviews | invited talk at the winter national meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 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 | 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 | AAPT Winter Meeting, Philadelphia PA, 2002 January. |
| 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 | AAPT Winter Meeting, San Diego CA, January 2001. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Issues in Implementing a New Curriculum in Quantum Mechanics | The Ohio State University, November 1999. |
| M.C. Wittmann | Student use of multiple models in physics: Examples from wave and quantum physics | M.C. Wittmann, 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. |
Contributed Talks |
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| J.T. Morgan and M.C. Wittmann | Student understanding of quantum tunneling | 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. |
| M.C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish | Analyzing Student Expectations of Physics in a Modified Quantum Physics Course | AAPT Winter 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 | AAPT Summer meeting, Guelph, Canada, August 2000. |
| R. Lippmann, M.C. Wittmann | Developing and evaluating research-based curriculum materials to help students understand concepts of spectroscopy | AAPT Summer meeting, Guelph, Canada, August 2000. |
| E.F. Redish, M.C. Wittmann | Affecting Student Reasoning in the Context of Qauntum Tunneling | AAPT Summer 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 | AAPT Summer meeting, San Antonio TX, August 1999. |
Contributed Posters |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| M.C. Wittmann, R.E. Scherr | The challenge of listening: The effect of research agenda on data collection and interpretation | 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 | 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 | “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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