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2007 APS March Meeting

Monday–Friday, March 5–9, 2007; Denver, Colorado

Session A21: Focus Session: Physics Education Research

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Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado
Colorado Convention Center - 106

Monday, March 5, 2007 8:00AM - 8:36AM	A21.00001: Physics, Math, and Making Sense: Understanding how brains learn science Invited Speaker: Edward Redish Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 8:36AM - 8:48AM	A21.00002: Reducing the gender gap in the physics classroom Mercedes Lorenzo , Catherine Crouch , Eric Mazur Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 8:48AM - 9:00AM	A21.00003: Addressing Gender Disparity in Introductory Physics Courses: Are existing reforms enough? Noah Finkelstein , Steven Pollock , Michael Dubson Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 9:00AM - 9:12AM	A21.00004: Sustaining Educational Innovation: engaging traditional faculty in transformed practices Steven Pollock , Noah Finkelstein Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 9:12AM - 9:24AM	A21.00005: Development and assessment of research-based tutorials on heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics Paula Heron , Matthew Cochran Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 9:24AM - 9:36AM	A21.00006: Research as a guide for developing curricula on wave behavior at boundaries Mila Kryjevskaia , MacKenzie Stetzer , Paula Heron , Lillian McDermott Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 9:36AM - 9:48AM	A21.00007: Changes in Student Models of Force and Motion in Activity-Based Physics C. Trecia Markes Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 9:48AM - 10:00AM	A21.00008: Analysis of shifts in students' reasoning regarding electric field and potential concepts David E. Meltzer Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 10:00AM - 10:12AM	A21.00009: The role of representation when solving physics problems Patrick Kohl , Noah Finkelstein Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 10:12AM - 10:24AM	A21.00010: Andes: An intelligent homework helper Brett van de Sande , Kurt Vanlehn , Don Treacy , Bob Shelby , Mary Wintersgill Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 10:24AM - 10:36AM	A21.00011: Scientific Assistant Virtual Laboratory (SAVL) Gita Alaghband , Hamid Fardi , David Gnabasik Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 10:36AM - 10:48AM	A21.00012: Should we teach the Bohr model? S. B. McKagan , K. K. Perkins , C. E. Wieman Preview Abstract
Monday, March 5, 2007 10:48AM - 11:00AM	A21.00013: Student application of integration when considering P-V diagrams John Thompson , Brandon Bucy , Evan Pollock , Donald Mountcastle Preview Abstract