Resources

Author(s): Christof Keebaugh, Emily Marshman, and Chandralekha Singh The development and assessment of an interactive learning tutorial to enhance students’ understanding of concepts related to many particle wavefunctions for a system of two or three bosons and fermions. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 21, 010123] Published Thu Mar 20, 2025

Author(s): Ravishankar Chatta Subramaniam, Jason W. Morphew, Carina M. Rebello, and N. Sanjay Rebello Introducing a novel framework, Ways of Thinking in Engineering Design-based Physics, and then applying it in an undergraduate introductory physics laboratory. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 21, 010122] Published Wed Mar 19, 2025

Author(s): Eder Hernandez, Esmeralda Campos, Pablo Barniol, and Genaro Zavala Introductory physics students have similar difficulties applying the superposition principle in both electricity and magnetism contexts. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 21, 010120] Published Mon Mar 17, 2025

Author(s): Qiaoyi Liu, Harish Moni Prakash, and Andrew F. Heckler Two quasi-experimental studies indicate that spaced mastery practice on skills relevant to introductory physics improved exam performance. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 21, 010121] Published Mon Mar 17, 2025

Author(s): Vegard Gjerde, Martino Marisaldi, Kjellmar Oksavik, Kjartan Olafsson, Harald Spångberg, and Bodil Holst A mandatory retrieval test is an effective, low-effort instructional intervention that promotes greater student adoption of retrieval practice and yields enhanced learning and performance. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 21, 010119] Published Tue Mar 11, 2025

Author(s): Ravishankar Chatta Subramaniam, Nikhil Borse, Amir Bralin, Jason W. Morphew, Carina M. Rebello, and N. Sanjay Rebello Students use both design thinking and science thinking is solving physics problems in labs. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 21, 010118] Published Mon Mar 10, 2025

Author(s): Zac Patterson and Lin Ding After prolonged exposure to classical physics, secondary students often develop rigid, realist framings that are difficult to abandon when attempting to learn quantum physics. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 21, 010116] Published Fri Mar 07, 2025