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Badeau, Ryan; White, Daniel R.; Ibrahim, Bashirah; Ding, Lin; Heckler, Andrew F. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
The ability to solve physics problems that require multiple concepts from across the physics curriculum--"synthesis" problems--is often a goal of physics instruction. Three experiments were designed to evaluate the effectiveness of two instructional methods employing worked examples on student performance with synthesis problems; these…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Best Practices, Physics, Problem Solving
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Ding, Lin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
Though many research-based problem types have been shown effective in promoting students' conceptual understanding and scientific abilities, the extent of their use in actual classrooms remains unclear. We interviewed and surveyed 16 physics and engineering faculty members at a large US Midwest research university to investigate how university…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Textbooks, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes