Resources

Author(s): Yangqiuting Li and Chandralekha Singh Current learning environments in introductory calculus-based physics influence all students’ physics-related motivational belief in a negative way and are more detrimental for female students than male students. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010143] Published Wed Jun 23, 2021

Author(s): Nicholas T. Young and Marcos D. Caballero Scoring highly on the physics GRE does not help applicants to graduate school stand out when the applicants are from small or less selective undergraduate schools or have a low undergraduate GPA. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010144] Published Wed Jun 23, 2021

Author(s): Yuko Ikkatai, Atsushi Inoue, Kei Kano, Azusa Minamizaki, Euan McKay, and Hiromi M. Yokoyama Reducing the number of junior high school girls who dislike physics may require the use of new instructional methods. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010141] Published Mon Jun 21, 2021

Author(s): Zehao Jia, Lin Ding, and Ping Zhang Novice physics teachers have significant misconceptions about hydrodynamics. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010142] Published Mon Jun 21, 2021

Author(s): Emmanuel Rollinde, Nicolas Decamp, and Catherine Derniaux Students who enact and observe solar system trajectories with their bodies rather than their fingers develop stronger understanding of frames of reference. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 013105] Published Mon Jun 07, 2021

Author(s): Kaitlyn Stephens Serbin, Megan Wawro, and Rebecah Storms In the context of quantum mechanics, students’ discourse shared more commonalities with that of their instructors than the discourse used in their textbook, which suggests development of a shared social language. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010140] Published Wed Jun 02, 2021

Author(s): Arturo Colantonio, Irene Marzoli, Emanuella Puddu, Sandro Bardelli, Maria Teresa Fulco, Silvia Galano, Luciano Terranegra, and Italo Testa Teaching practices in elementary and middle school astronomy should focus on students’ confidence and perceived utility of astronomy in addition to content knowledge. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010139] Published Fri May 28, 2021