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Papers    (Jump to Talks)
M. Wittmann,
R. Steinberg
and
E. Redish
Understanding and Affecting Student Reasoning about Sound Waves Int. J. Sci. Educ.,
25, (8): 991-1013 (2003).
   
M. Wittmann The object coordination class applied to wave pulses: analysing student reasoning in wave physics Int. J. Sci. Educ.,
25, (8): 991-1013 (2003).
 
M. Wittmann,
E. Redish
and
R. Steinberg
Making sense of how students make sense of mechanical waves The Physics Teacher 37, 15-21
(1999)
   
Dissertations    (Jump to Talks)
M. Wittmann Making sense of how students come to an understanding of physics: An example from mechanical waves PhD Dissertation,
University of Maryland,
Jan 1999.
   
Talks   (Return to top)
M. Wittmann Making Sense of Student Reasoning in the Classroom: Lessons from Mechanical Waves in a Larger Context University of Maine,
February, 2000
   
M. Wittmann Student use of multiple models in wave and quantum physics Bremen University,
Germany, June, 1999
   
M. Wittmann Research and Curriculum Development to Address Student Understanding of Wave Physics AAPT Winter Meeting,
Anaheim, California,
January 11, 1999
   
M. Wittmann Making Sense of How Students Come to an Understanding of Physics: An Example from Mechanical Waves Dissertation Defense, November 1998    
M. Wittmann,
R. Steinberg
and
E. Redish
A Diagnostic Test to Investigate Student Use of Multiple Models of Mechanical Waves Presented at AAPT National Meeting Lincoln, Nebraska, August 1998  
M. Wittmann Student Use of Multiple Models When Making Sense of Physics: An Example From Mechanical Waves Summer School of the European Science Education Research Association,
Marly-le-Roi, France, August, 1998
   
M. Wittmann A Diagnostic Test to Investigate Student Use of Multiple Models of Mechanical Waves American Association of Physics Teachers,
Lincoln, NE, August 1998
   
M. Wittmann Investigating and Addressing Student Difficulties with Physics: An Example from Mechanical Waves Presented at TYC Conference Workshop, Joliet Junior College, June 1998    
M. Wittmann,
M. Sabella,
R. Steinberg
and
E. Redish
Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with Sound Waves American Association of Physics Teachers, Denver, CO, August 1997    
M. Wittmann,
E. Redish
and
R. Steinberg
Identifying student difficulties with the propagation of mechanical waves Presented at AAPT meeting, College Park, August, 1996    
M. Wittmann,
E. Redish
and
R. Steinberg
Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with Mechanical Waves (superposition) Presented at the regional meeting of the AAPT, 2 Mar 96, York, PA    


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