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Research into Student Learning:
Sound
Students reasoning about sound has been studied in a variety of situations by members of the UMaine PERL. The references and links below include both papers and presentations dealing with sound waves as examples of mechanical waves, curriciulum development for teaching sound, and the teaching of sound to pre-service teachers.
Links to Research Topics arranged by research topic and author
Papers |
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| 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) |
| K. VP. Menchen and J.R. Thompson | Teacher understanding of propagation and resonance phenomena in sound | In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2003 (submitted). |
| 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 | 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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| J.R. Thompson | Discipline-based education research as a guide to teaching and learning: examples from physics. | The University of New Hampshire, Analytical/Physical Chemistry Seminar, Durham, NH, 2003 May. |
| 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 | 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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| K.VP. Menchen and J.R. Thompson | Teacher understanding of propagation and resonance phenomena in sound | 127th National AAPT Meeting, Madison, WI, 2003 August. |
| J.R. Thompson | Preparing inservice and preservice elementary teachers to teach sound: A research-based approach | 123rd National AAPT Meeting, Rochester, NY, July 2001, |
| M.C. Wittmann | A Diagnostic Test to Investigate Student Use of Multiple Models of Mechanical Waves | American Association of Physics Teachers, 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 | Summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Denver CO, August 1997. |
Contributed Posters |
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| K.VP. Menchen, J.R. Thompson | Teacher understanding of propagation and resonance phenomena in sound | Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI, August 2003. |
| J.R. Thompson | Preparing inservice and preservice elementary teachers to teach sound: A research-based approach. | “University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Summer Conference: “Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching,” 2002 June. |
| J.R. Thompson | Preparing inservice and preservice elementary teachers to teach sound: A research-based approach | Physics Education Research Conference, Rochester, NY, 2001 July. |
The following diagnostic test has questions dealing with sound waves in it. More information on the dissertation can be found here.
- Wave Diagnostic Test (PDF) to investigate student understanding of waves.
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