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20092011
most citedA Tale of Two Curricula: The performance of two thousand students in introductory electromagnetism

63 citations · 142 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

physics.ed-ph2011★ 1 cited

Fostering Computational Thinking

Marcos D. Caballero, Matthew A. Kohlmyer, Michael F. Schatz

Students taking introductory physics are rarely exposed to computational modeling. In a one-semester large lecture introductory calculus-based mechanics course at Georgia Tech, stu…

physics.ed-ph2011★ 42 cited

Implementing and assessing computational modeling in introductory mechanics

Marcos D. Caballero, Matthew A. Kohlmyer, Michael F. Schatz

Students taking introductory physics are rarely exposed to computational modeling. In a one-semester large lecture introductory calculus-based mechanics course at Georgia Tech, stu…

physics.ed-ph2011★ 36 cited

Comparing large lecture mechanics curricula using the Force Concept Inventory: A five thousand student study

Marcos D. Caballero, Matthew A. Kohlmyer, Edwin F. Greco +5

The performance of over 5000 students in introductory calculus-based mechanics courses at the Georgia Institute of Technology was assessed using the Force Concept Inventory (FCI).…

physics.ed-ph2010

Comparing the Matter and Interactions Curriculum with a Traditional Physics Curriculum: A Think Aloud Study

Keith R Bujak, Richard Catrambone, Marcos D Caballero +3

Physics curricula across the US fail to prepare students adequately to solve problems, especially novel problems. A new curriculum, Matter and Interactions (M&I), was designed to i…

physics.ed-ph2009★ 63 cited

A Tale of Two Curricula: The performance of two thousand students in introductory electromagnetism

Matthew A. Kohlmyer, Marcos D. Caballero, Richard Catrambone +6

The performance of over 2000 students in introductory calculus-based electromagnetism (E&M) courses at four large research universities was measured using the Brief Electricity and…