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Author(s): Idris Malik and Warren Christensen Students in a Quantum Mechanics course demonstrated a variety of metarepresentational competences in change of basis problem interviews. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 22, 010130] Published Thu Mar 12, 2026

Author(s): Alice Gasparini, F. Stern, M. Delaval, and A. Müller A quasiexperimental study found no differences in student understanding in classes that used smartphones and tablets as experimental tools. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 22, 010129] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026

Author(s): Jeffrey M. Rabin, Andrew Meyertholen, and Brian Shotwell Students in math and physics courses, recognize and navigate cultural differences between the two disciplines. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 22, 010128] Published Fri Mar 06, 2026

Author(s): Eder Hernandez, Esmeralda Campos, Pablo Barniol, and Genaro Zavala On a test with parallel questions about electric and magnetic fields, students struggled with superposition, field representations, and conflated idea from electric to magnetic fields. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 22, 010127] Published Thu Mar 05, 2026

Author(s): Jonas Bley, Eva Rexigel, Alda Arias, Lars Krupp, Nikolas Longen, Paul Lukowicz, Stefan Küchemann, Jochen Kuhn, Maximilian Kiefer-Emmanouilidis, and Artur Widera Students with little experience in quantum physics showed improved performance and reduced cognitive load when using Dimensional Circle Notation for multi-qubit systems. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 22, 010126] Published Mon Mar 02, 2026

Author(s): Katherine Gifford, Gabriel S. Ehrlich, Engin Bumbacher, and Eric Kuo Interview participants use coherence between mathematical and qualitative sensemaking to reconstruct equations when they have been forgotten. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 22, 010125] Published Thu Feb 26, 2026

Author(s): Avital Pelakh, Melanie L. Good, Eric Kuo, Michael Tumminia, Nabila Jamal-Orozco, Amy Adelman, Jordann Antoan, Brian Galla, and Timothy J. Nokes-Malach Interviews with students who report negative experiences with physics classes show that they appreciated peer interactions and class activities, but negative experiences with classes, course structure, and instructors. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 22, 010123] Published Wed Feb 25,...