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Kohnle, Antje; Passante, Gina – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
Analyzing, constructing, and translating between graphical, pictorial, and mathematical representations of physics ideas and reasoning flexibly through them ("representational competence") is a key characteristic of expertise in physics but is a challenge for learners to develop. Interactive computer simulations and University of…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Quantum Mechanics, Computer Simulation
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Kohnle, Antje; Ainsworth, Shaaron E.; Passante, Gina – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Curriculum Development: Theory into Design.] This manuscript discusses how learning theories have been applied to shape multiple aspects of the design of curricular activities combining interactive computer simulations and University of Washington style tutorials (so-called simulation-tutorials).…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Visual Learning, Computer Simulation, Tutoring