Investigating Trajectories of Learning & Transfer of Problem Solving Expertise from Mathematics to Physics to Engineering


 This project is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant 0816207.

Papers

2013

Role of Mental Representations in Problem Solving: Students' Approaches to Nondirected Tasks  

Bashirah Ibrahim and N. Sanjay Rebello, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 9, 020106 (2013).

 

Understanding Student Use of Differentials in Physics Integration Problems  

Dehui Hu and N. Sanjay Rebello, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 9, 020108 (2013).

 

 

2012

Characterizing Student Use Of Differential Resources In Physics Integration Problems   

Dehui Hu and N. Sanjay Rebello, Accepted for Publication, Proceedings of the 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA (2012).

 

Comparing The Use Of Multimedia Animations And Written Solutions In Facilitating Problem Solving

Neelam Khan, Dong-Hai Nguyen, Zhongzhou Chen and N. Sanjay Rebello, Accepted for Publication, Proceedings of the 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA (2012).

 

Representational Task Formats and Problem Solving Strategies in Kinematics and Work

Bashirah Ibrahim and N. Sanjay Rebello, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 8, 010126 (2012).

 

Teaching Integration with Layers and Representations: A Case Study

Joshua S. Von Korff and N. Sanjay Rebello, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 8, 010125 (2012).

 

2011

Students' Difficulties with Integration in Electricity

Dong-Hai Nguyen and N. Sanjay Rebello, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 7, 010113 (2011).

 

Students' Understanding and Application of the Area Under the Curve Concept in Physics Problems

Dong-Hai Nguyen and N. Sanjay Rebello, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 7, 010112 (2011). 

 

Work in Progress:  Higher-Level-Learning Enhancements to Online Assignments in an Electrical Engineering Linear Systems Course

Chen Jia and Steve Warren, Accepted for Publication, 2011 Frontiers in Education Conference, October 12-15, 2011, Rapid City, SD.

 

A Longitudinal Study on Students' Development and Transfer of the Concept of Integration

A. Bennett, T. Moore and X. Nguyen, Accepted for Publication, 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, June 26-29, 2011, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

 

Teaching-Learning Interviews to Understand and Remediate Student Difficulties with Fourier Series Concepts 

Chen Jia, Steve Warren, Dong-Hai Nguyen, Sanjay Rebello, and Andrew Bennett, Accepted for Publication, 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, June 26-29, 2011, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

 

Tutorials to Facilitate Students' Representational Skills for Problem Solving in Introductory College Physics

Dong-Hai Nguyen, Elizabeth Gire and N. Sanjay Rebello, Paper presented at 2011 American Educational Research Association Meeting, April 8-12, 2011, New Orleans, LA

 

Characterizing Students' Use of Graphs in Introductory Physics with a Graphical Analysis Epistemic Game

Elizabeth Gire, Dong-Hai Nguyen and N. Sanjay Rebello, Accepted for Publication, 2011 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting Conference CD, April 3-6, 2011, Orlando, FL

 

Students' Understanding of Mathematical Integration in Physics Problems Using Graphical and Algebraic Representations

Dong-Hai Nguyen and N. Sanjay Rebello, Accepted for Publication, Proceedings of the 2011 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting, April 3-6, 2011, Orlando, FL

 

Students' Difficulties with Multiple Representations in Introductory Mechanics

Dong-Hai Nguyen and N. Sanjay Rebello, US-China Education Review, Vol. 8, No. 2, February, 2011.

 

 

2010

Facilitating Students' Problem Solving Across Multiple Representations in Introductory Mechanics

Dong-Hai Nguyen, Elizabeth Gire, and N. Sanjay Rebello, Invited, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Publications, July 21 - 22, 2010, Portland, OR

 

Investigating the Perceived Difficulty of Introductory Physics Problems

Elizabeth Gire and N. Sanjay Rebello, Invited, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Publications, July 21 - 22, 2010, Portland, OR  

 

Facilitating Strategies for Solving Work-Energy Problems in Graphical and Equational Representations

Dong-Hai Nguyen, Elizabeth Gire and N. Sanjay Rebello, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Publications, July 21 - 22, 2010, Portland, OR

 

Facilitating Students Problem Solving Across Representations in Introductory Physics

Dong-Hai Nguyen and N. Sanjay Rebello, Accepted for Publication, Proceedings of the 2009 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting, March 23-27, 2010, Philadelphia, PA

2009

Can We Assess Efficiency and Innovation in Transfer

N. Sanjay Rebello, Proceedings of the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Publications, July 29-30, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI

 

Students' Difficulties in Transfer of Problem Solving Across Representations

Dong-Hai Nguyen and N. Sanjay Rebello, Proceedings of the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Publications, July 29-30, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI 

2008

Lessons Learned from the Application of Online Homework Generation Modules in a Signals and Systems Course

Steve Warren, Nidhi Tare, and Andrew Bennett, Frontiers in Education 2008, Saratoga Hotel and Conference Center, October 22-25, 2008, pp. T4B-17 to T4B-22, Saratoga Springs, NY.