The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the education system worldwide that was responding with a sudden shift to distance learning. Various physics courses such as lectures, tutorials, and laboratories had be transferred into online formats rapidly, resulting in variety of simultaneous, asynchronous, mixed activities. To investigate how students perceived learning, we developed questionnaire gathered data from N = 578 five universities Germany, Austria, Croatia. In this article,...

Technological advances offer the possibility of using mobile devices to enrich learning environments with multimedia content. Although physical experiments play a key role in science learning, little is known about integrating experimental processes, especially realistic classroom settings. In our approach, students use tablets investigate motion an application providing multiple representations measurement data. We present results cluster-randomized controlled study high school (average age...

Abstract Mobile devices (smartphones or tablets) as experimental tools (METs) offer inspiring possibilities for science education, but until now, there has been little research studying this approach. Previous indicated that METs have positive effects on students’ interest and curiosity. The present investigation focuses potential cognitive of using video analyses tablets to investigate pendulum movements an instruction used before study smartphones’ acceleration sensors. In a...

Eye tracking is becoming increasingly popular in physics education research (PER). As technology has advanced considerably recent years and become more user friendly, it anticipated that eye will play an significant role assessing student learning at the process level future studies. The main objective of this systematic review to summarize current status quo regarding PER reviewing (a) dissemination, (b) methodological implementation, (c) insights provided by PER. We identified 33 journal...

This study aimed at evaluating how students perceive the linguistic quality and scientific accuracy of ChatGPT responses to physics comprehension questions. A total 102 first- second-year were confronted with three questions progressing difficulty from introductory mechanics (rolling motion, waves, fluid dynamics). Each question was presented four different responses. All attributed ChatGPT, but in reality one sample solution created by researchers. obtained this wrong, imprecise,...

Smartphones and tablets are used as experimental tools for quantitative measurements in two traditional laboratory experiments undergraduate physics courses. The Doppler effect is analyzed the speed of sound determined with an accuracy about 5% using ultrasonic frequency smartphones, which serve rotating emitter stationary detector. Emphasis put on investigation measurement errors order to judge experimentally derived results sensitize students methods error estimates. distance dependence...

A two-tier instrument for representational competence in the field of kinematics (KiRC) is presented, designed a standard (1st year) calculus-based introductory mechanics course. It comprises 11 multiple choice (MC) and 7 true-false (MTF) questions involving formats, such as graphs, pictures, formal (mathematical) expressions tier). Furthermore, students express their answer confidence selected items, providing additional information (2nd Measurement characteristics KiRC were assessed...

Relating mathematical concepts to graphical representations is a challenging task for students. In this paper, we introduce two visual strategies qualitatively interpret the divergence of vector field representations. One strategy based on interpretation partial derivatives, while other flux concept. We test effectiveness both in an instruction-based eye-tracking study with N=41 physics majors. found that students’ performance improved when were introduced (74% correct) instead only one (64%...

The understanding of graphs and extraction relevant information from plays a major role in physics education is also important several related fields. Recently, Susac et al. [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 14, 020109 (2018)] compared psychology students' the contexts finance. They showed that physicists scored significantly higher both domains all students solved slope problems better than area problems. Moreover, eye-tracking data revealed spent more time on associated with under graph focused...

Introduction This paper is concerned with investigating the cognitive demands of solving force diagram tasks in different scenarios, specifically wind context. Methods In this study, students were trained using worked examples and then completed two scenarios while their eye movements monitored eye-tracking technology. After completing tasks, load was assessed to evaluate impact task complexity on processing. Eye-tracking metrics analyzed detail identify gaze strategies, differences...

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The coordination of multiple external representations is important for learning, but yet a difficult task students, requiring instructional support. subject in this study covers typical relation physics between abstract mathematical equations (definitions divergence and curl) visual representation (vector field plot). To support the connection across both representations, two instructions with written explanations, equations, (differing only presence cues) were designed their impact on...

Multimedia learning theories suggest presenting associated pieces of information in spatial and temporal contiguity. New technologies like Augmented Reality allow for realizing these principles science laboratory courses by virtual real-time during hands-on experimentation. Spatial integration can be achieved pinning representations measurement data to corresponding real components. In the present study, an Reality-based presentation format was realized via a head-mounted display contrasted...

Tablet computers were used as experimental tools to record and analyse the motion of a ball thrown vertically from moving skateboard. Special applications plotted measurement data component by component, allowing simple determination initial conditions g in order explore underlying laws motion. This experiment can easily be performed students themselves, providing more autonomy their problem-solving processes than traditional learning approaches. We believe that this authenticity tool both...

Pascal Klein, Loic Richard, and Huw James (Paradigm) present a new method to compute volumetric curvatures their application structural closure qualitative estimation of basic fracture parameters.

Fundamental concepts of thermodynamics rely on abstract physical quantities such as energy, heat and entropy, which play an important role in the process interpreting thermal phenomena statistical mechanics. However, these are not covered by human (visual) perception thus, intuitive understanding often is lacking. Today immersive technologies like head-mounted displays newest generation, especially HoloLens, allow for high quality augmented reality learning experiences, can overcome this gap...

Abstract This contribution presents the results of a replication study on learning effect tablet-supported video analysis compared to traditional teaching sequences using non-digital experimental materials in subject areas uniform and accelerated motion high school physics lessons. In addition preliminary recently published this journal (Becker et al 2018, 2019), investigation cognitive load as well emotional state students is another focal point. Compared study, sample size was...

Introductory physics students cannot predict the trajectory of a sphere rolling over rotating disk; they systematically mix up trajectories in stationary and frame reference.

Introductory mechanics physics courses at the transition from school to university are a challenge for students. They faced with an abrupt and necessary increase of theoretical content requirements on their conceptual understanding phyiscs. In order support this we replaced part mandatory weekly theory-based paper-and-pencil problems video analysis equal level difficulty. Video-based (VBP) new problem format teaching linked sequence video-based experimental tasks. Experimental tasks related...

In this paper, we have conducted an eye tracking experiment by employing inexpensive, lightweight, and portable tracker paired with a tablet. Students were instructed to solve the physics problems presenting them three coherent representations about phenomenon: Vectorial representations, data tables diagrams. The effectiveness of each representation was assessed for levels student expertise (experts, intermediates novices) using entropy-based transition analysis gaze data. results show that...

Domain-specific understanding of digitally represented graphs is necessary for successful learning within and across domains in higher education. Two recent studies conducted a cross-sectional analysis graph different contexts (physics finance), task concepts question types among students physics, psychology economics. However, neither changes processing nor test scores over the course one semester have been sufficiently researched so far. This eye-tracking replication study with pre-post...

Eye movements can reflect task demands on a procedural level beyond the classical methods of evaluating test scores, suggesting that eye tracking is method for item analysis be utilized to explore and structures.

Abstract At the University of Göttingen, we implemented undergraduate research projects into a first-year mechanics course for physics majors and teacher-training students. Our primary goal was to foster students’ affective factors higher-order thinking skills in self-directed, crosslinking, inquiry-based learning setting. A total 160 students were organized 40 small groups which worked on one six open-ended experimental tasks, utilizing smartphone sensors flexible first-hand data collection...

One of the leading challenges in hydrocarbon recovery is predicting rock types/fluid content distribution throughout reservoir away from boreholes because property determination a major source uncertainty modeling studies. Spatial lateral and vertical heterogeneities has direct impact on model it will affect distributions. An inappropriate facies lead to unrealistic behavior. Because these data can take different forms (lithologs, cuttings, for seismic, poststack, prestack attributes) have...

Research on writing to learn is conceptually rich and pedagogically important. This special issue contributes our growing knowledge about the variables that mediate moderate effects of learning. One group studies addresses individual writing; it adds evidence for several moderators, including cognitive, metacognitive, personal utility prompts in journal (Wäschle et al.); discipline-specific argument (Van Drie al.). The individual-level also suggest moderator roles discipline-general...