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most citedTowards understanding and characterizing expert covariational reasoning in physics

2 citations · 5 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

physics.ed-ph2025

Assessing physics quantitative literacy development in algebra-based physics

Charlotte Zimmerman, Alexis Olsho, Trevor I. Smith +2

Quantitative reasoning is an essential learning objective of physics instruction. The Physics Inventory for Quantitative Literacy (PIQL) is an assessment tool that has been develop…

physics.ed-ph20231 cited

A framework for characterizing covariational reasoning in physics

Alexis Olsho, Charlotte Zimmerman, Suzanne White Brahmia

Covariational reasoning--considering how changes in one quantity affect another, related quantity--is a foundation of quantitative modeling in physics. Understanding quantitative m…

physics.ed-ph20231 cited

Empirical evidence of the inseparability of mathematics and physics in expert reasoning about novel graphing tasks

Charlotte Zimmerman, Alexis Olsho, Michael Loverude +1

Pre-college mathematics modeling instruction often frames mathematics as being separated from reasoning about the real world -- and commonly treats reasoning mathematically and rea…

physics.ed-ph2023

Expert covariational reasoning resources in physics graphing tasks

Charlotte Zimmerman, Alexis Olsho, Michael Loverude +1

Developing and making sense of quantitative models is a core practice of physics. Covariational reasoning -- considering how the changes in one quantity affect changes in another,…

physics.ed-ph20191 cited

Identifying Covariational Reasoning Behaviors in Expert Physicists in Graphing Tasks

Charlotte Zimmerman, Alexis Olsho, Michael Loverude +1

Covariational reasoning -- how one thinks about the way changes in one quantity affect another quantity -- is essential to calculus and physics instruction alike. As physics is oft…

physics.ed-ph20192 cited

Towards understanding and characterizing expert covariational reasoning in physics

Charlotte Zimmerman, Alexis Olsho, Michael Loverude +3

Relating two quantities to describe a physical system or process is at the heart of "doing physics" for novices and experts alike. In this paper, we explore the ways in which exper…