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Stereotype threat? Effects of inquiring about test takers' gender on conceptual test performance in physics
Alexandru Maries, Chandralekha Singh
It has been found that activation of a stereotype, for example by indicating one's gender before a test, typically alters performance in a way consistent with the stereotype, an ef…
Core Graduate Courses: A Missed Learning Opportunity?
Chandralekha Singh, Alexandru Maries
An important goal of graduate physics core courses is to help students develop expertise in problem solving and improve their reasoning and meta-cognitive skills. We explore the co…
To use or no to use diagrams: The effect of drawing a diagram in solving introductory physics problems
Alexandru Maries, Chandralekha Singh
Drawing appropriate diagrams is a useful problem solving heuristic that can transform a give problem into a representation that is easier to exploit for solving it. A major focus w…
Student difficulties in translating between mathematical and graphical representations in introductory physics
Shih-Yin Lin, Alexandru Maries, Chandralekha Singh
We investigate introductory physics students' difficulties in translating between mathematical and graphical representations and the effect of scaffolding on students' performance.…
Should Students be Provided Diagrams or Asked to Draw Them While Solving Introductory Physics Problems?
Alex Maries, Chandralekha Singh
Drawing appropriate diagrams is a useful problem solving heuristic that can transform a given problem into a representation that is easier to exploit for solving it. A major focus…
Performance of Graduate Students at Identifying Introductory Physics Students' Difficulties Related to Kinematics Graphs
Alexandru Maries, Chandralekha Singh
The Test of Understanding Graphs in Kinematics (TUG-K) is a multiple choice test developed by Beichner to assess students' understanding of kinematics graphs. Many of the items on…