..., acting as Rutherford, described envisioning an alternative atomic model while eating Christmas pudding, a student interacted directly with Rutherford, saying Having traversed the landscape along three differing tours, we find concurrences, demonstrating greatest student participation and learning at low...

... The neglected role of assistants and laboratory technicians Discovery myths: Newton and Einstein Models and modeling in physics and physics education In physics teaching at the high school or college-level, theoretical practices are often addressed rather implicitly—so to say as the “non-experimental...

... can end up preventing new ideas from getting explored, considered, published, or funded. That is not to say that we should let anything go. To the contrary, we should continue to question each other and ourselves, ancient (1980s?) and recent. My colleague Leema Berland and I published a critique...

... to describe a slice of life as accurately as possible. When a researcher describes a slice of life, she provides a “thick” description of elements in the environment, what the actors say and do, and many other relevant interactions. [See Sec. 25.2 above, as well as (Geertz, 1973).] One way to test...

... to Claudia's confusion, positioning Claudia as someone to be “explained to” by someone more knowledgeable. An analysis of participants' physical posture might zoom in on how Claudia and Delia both face Alan (but not each other), positioning him as an authority. Finally, as Claudia says “I just have to accept...

... on electromagnetism. That is to say, key ideas in relation to digital and ICT literacies are necessarily connected with physics. Regarding the integrated nature of knowledge, physics has given insights to other disciplines. One of the the new perspectives in economics stood upon thermodynamics. For example...

... Salah Saidi , A. , “ Impact of grid-tied photovoltaic systems on voltage stability of Tunisian distribution networks using dynamic reactive power control ,” Ain Shams Eng. J.   13 ( 2 ), 101537 ( 2022 ). 10.1016/j.asej.2021.06.023 Sayed , A. , EL-Shimy , M. , El-Metwally , M...

... formative practices in interactive physics classes are carried out in conjunction with each other and with additional classroom management practices. This obscures our understandings of the exact role and the impact of each individual action taken on student learning. It is fair to say...

..., the surface of Earth on which you walk or stand serves as a default or “preferred” reference. Now imagine you stand and observe the moon for just a few seconds—you do not perceive movement. But if you walk across the meadow while tracking the moon, you might say “it is following me.” When pointing to the moon...

... in our review, focus partly or mainly on factors that lead to stable changes over time in, say, science or physics interest. Still other studies zoom in to particular emotionally charged moments of affect but also trace changes over time in, for example, Violet's relationship to physics ( Sawtelle...

... to the use of mathematics in biology, saying “I don't think of biology in terms of numbers and variables… I feel like that is what physics and calculus is for.” This comment revealed Ashlyn's epistemological stance that because number and variables belong to physics and calculus, biology is set apart from...

... and power generation systems. Sayed et al. (2020) proposed an improved RBD with an exponential cumulative distribution function to estimate the reliability and availability performance of seven actual large-scale grid-connected PV systems, demonstrating the impact of subsystem availability...

... cross-cultural research spanning languages and how prevalent the undifferentiated view is. As discussed above, some work has shown that student reasoning is context-dependent in saying that radiation can make things radioactive more readily than others. It would be good to look not just at context...

... in 1939 had strongly recommended that Meitner and Hahn share the prize in 1941, wrote to the Nobel Committee for Chemistry as chairman saying that Hahn had done essential work for the “discovery” of fission, while the work of Meitner and Frisch had not been extraordinary. Understanding that the work...

... “to say force is the cause of acceleration is to do metaphysics” ( Coelho, 2010 , p. 102). Other central concepts have not fared better: “mass” or “field” is usually related to equations where calculations can proceed, measurements made or to general laws: mass is usually defined in terms...

... ), 010115 ( 2022 ). 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010115 Bartlett , P. A. and Dunnett , K. , arXiv:1905.07267 ( 2019 ). Barton , A. C. and Tan , E. , J. Learn. Sci.   19 ( 2 ), 187 – 229 ( 2010 ). 10.1080/10508400903530044 Bates , G. C. , What Research Says...

...). Their hypothesis is that to promote understanding, it is not enough to say what a given quantity “has to be.” Exploration of how the state has “come about” is also necessary. For that, a systemic form of reasoning must be activated: students need the support of a causal explanation, of a “mechanism” in terms...

... through engagement with research. These partnerships are intentionally organized to connect diverse forms of expertise and shift power relations in the research endeavor to ensure that all partners have a say in the joint work” ( Farrell et al., 2021 , p. 5). Of particular importance in RPPs...

... in a moment of what the authors called “discord” and ended when the teacher made the epistemological disagreement explicit, saying “How are you going to tell me no?” (ibid., p. 85, emphases added). Using epistemological framing to understand this interaction makes it clear that the students...

... to use to answer questions and build new knowledge?”). All these aspects can impact learning. For example, the cognitive dynamics can be very different if you, as a student, in a large lecture class, frame the situation as one in which you are expected to deliberate over what the professor says...