Instructors’ reasons for choosing problem features in a calculus-based introductory physics course

This study investigates how the beliefs and values of physics faculty influence their choice of physics problems for their students in an introductory physics course. The study identifies the goals these instructors have for their students, the problem features they believe facilitate those goals, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edit Yerushalmi, Elisheva Cohen, Kenneth Heller, Patricia Heller, Charles Henderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2010-08-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.6.020108