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Helping students apply superposition principle in problems involving spherical, cylindrical and planar charge distributions
Jing Li, Alexandru Maries, Chandralekha Singh
We describe student difficulties in applying the superposition principle in combination with Gauss's law. We addressed these difficulties by developing a tutorial that uses guided…
Helping students become proficient problem solvers Part I: A brief review
Alexandru Maries, Chandralekha Singh
Understanding issues involved in expertise in physics problem solving is important for helping students become good problem solvers. In part 1 of this article, we summarize the res…
Progression in self-efficacy, interest, identity, sense of belonging, perceived recognition and effectiveness of peer interaction of physics majors and comparison with non-majors and Ph.D. students
Kyle Whitcomb, Alexandru Maries, Chandralekha Singh
The importance of science beliefs such as self-efficacy, interest, identity, sense of belonging, perceived recognition and effectiveness of peer interaction in science education ha…
Helping students become proficient problem solvers Part II: An example from waves
Chandralekha Singh, Alexandru Maries
Helping students become proficient problem-solvers is one of the primary goals of physics courses. In part 1 of this article, we summarized the vast research on problem-solving rel…
Instructional Strategies that Foster Effective Problem-Solving
Chandralekha Singh, Alexandru Maries, Kenneth Heller +1
Helping students become proficient problem solvers is a major goal of many physics courses from introductory to advanced levels. In fact, physics has often been used by cognitive s…