2015/10/05 by Chandralekha Singh, Emily Marshman · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.ed-ph #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1119/perc.2013.inv.010
arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1504.02042
arxiv created 2015/10/05 · arxiv updated 2016/02/18
Very little is known about how the nature of expertise in introductory and advanced courses compares in knowledge-rich domains such as physics. We develop a framework to compare the similarities and differences between learning and patterns of student difficulties in introductory physics and quantum mechanics. Based upon our framework, we argue that the qualitative patterns of student reasoning difficulties in introductory physics bear a striking resemblance to those found for upper-level quantum mechanics. The framework can guide the design of teaching and learning tools.