University of Maine
Physics Education Research Laboratory
A Preliminary Investigation of student
understanding
of Radiation and Radioactivity
Harrington, R. R., Prather, E., Paradis,
A.
PPT presentation to American Association
of Physics Teachers, Phoenix, AZ., January 1997.
Laboratory for Research
in Physics Education (L.R.P.E.)
The Questions:
Radiation Education
of Maine (R.E.M.)
Summary of Previous
Research
Research Methods:
Description of Population
Interview Protocol
Examples of interview
tasks:
Single Sample Responses
Pre-Test:
Pre-Test Questions
Pre-Test Results:
Population Group
Comparison
Sample Responses:
PP Presentation
Population Group
Comparison
Sample Responses:
Pre-Test Results
PP Presentation
Sample Responses:
Generalizations from
Pre-Tests:
Generalizations from
Pre-Tests:
Conclusions:
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