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Can Contextualized Physics Problems Enhance Student Motivation? Uncovering a Student-Teacher Perception Gap through a Large-Scale Survey
Yajun Wei, Xinting Peng, Yi Zhong +3
Embedding physics problems unreal-world settings, here termed contextualized physics problems (CPP), is widely believed to foster students' interest, motivation, and learning. Howe…
Affective Factors in STEM Learning and Scientific Inquiry: Assessment of Cognitive Conflict and Anxiety
Lei Bao, Yeounsoo Kim, Amy Raplinger +2
Cognitive conflict is well recognized as an important factor in conceptual change and is widely used in developing inquiry-based curricula. However, cognitive conflict can also con…
Analyzing Force Concept Inventory with Item Response Theory
Jing Wang, Lei Bao
Item Response Theory (IRT) is a popular assessment method used in education measurement, which builds on an assumption of a probability framework connecting students' innate abilit…
Learning of Content Knowledge and Development of Scientific Reasoning Ability: A Cross Culture Comparison
Lei Bao, Kai Fang, Tianfang Cai +6
Student content knowledge and general reasoning abilities are two important areas in education practice and research. However, there hasn't been much work in physics education that…
Dynamic Models of Learning and Education Measurement
Lei Bao
Pre-post testing is a commonly used method in physics education community for evaluating students' achievement and or the effectiveness of teaching through a specific period of ins…
Addressing student models of energy loss in quantum tunnelling
Micael C. Wittmann, Jeffrey T. Morgan, Lei Bao
We report on a multi-year, multi-institution study to investigate student reasoning about energy in the context of quantum tunnelling. We use ungraded surveys, graded examination q…