This list includes papers published in other journals that may be of interest to researchers in physics education and to physics teachers interested in making their classrooms more effective. Papers have been selected that focus on high school or college level physics teaching, though we may occasionally include papers described work with younger students if they seem relevant. This list includes papers published with calendar dates of 1999. (papers selected by E. F. Redish)
The American Journal of Physics, Vol. 66
B. S. Ambrose, P. S. Shaffer, .R. N. Steinberg, and L. C. McDermott, “An investigation of student understanding of single-slit diffraction and double-slit interference,” Am J. Phys. 67 (2), 146-155 (1999).
M. D. Somers, “Book review of Peer Instruction: A User's Manual by Eric Mazur,” Am J. Phys. 67 (4), 359-360 (1999).
E. F. Redish, “Millikan Lecture 1998: Building a Science of Teaching Physics,” Am J. Phys. 67 (7), 562-573 (1999).
L. C. McDermott and E. F. Redish, “Resource Letter: PER-1: Physics Education Research,” Am J. Phys. 67 (9), 755-767 (1999).
M. J. Marr, E. W. Thomas, M. R. Benne, A. Thomas, and R. M. Hume, “Development of instructional systems for teaching an electricity and magnetism course for engineers,” Am J. Phys. 67 (9), 789-802 (1999).
E. Etkina, K. Gibbons, B. L. Holton, and G. K. Horton, “Lessons learned: A case study of an integrated way of teaching introductory physics to at-risk students at Rutgers University,” Am J. Phys. 67 (9), 810-818 (1999).
F. Reif and L. A. Scott, “Teaching scientific thinking skills: Students and computers coaching each other,” Am J. Phys. 67 (9), 819-831 (1999).
B. S. Ambrose, P. R. L. Heron, S. Vokos, and L. C. McDermott, “Student understanding of light as an electromagnetic wave: Relating the formalism to physical phenomena,” Am J. Phys. 67 (10), 891-898 (1999).
K. Forinash, “Book review, Just in Time Teaching, by G. M. Novak, E. T. Patterson, A. D. Gavrin, and W. Christian,” Am J. Phys. 67 (10), 937-938 (1999).
F. Reif, “Thermal physics in the introductory physics course: Why and how to teach it from a unified atomic perspective,” Am J. Phys. 67 (12), 1051-1062 (1999).
Physics Education
B. Kibble, “How do you picture electricity?” Phys. Educ. 34(4), 226-229 (1999).
G. B. Stewart, J. C. Stewart, S. Skinner, and C. Bailey, “Using linguistic references to characterize class integration,” Phys. Educ. 34(5), 266-275 (1999)..
S. Hasan, D. Bagayoko, and E. L. Kelley, “Misconceptions and the certainty of response index (CRI),” Phys. Educ. 34(5), 294-299 (1999).
The Physics Teacher
M. C. Wittmann, R. N. Steinberg, and E. F. Redish, “Making Sense of How Students Make Sense of Mechanical Waves,” Phys. Teach. 37(1), 15-21 (1999).
Physics Today
E. F. Redish and R.N. Steinberg, “Teaching Physics: Figuring Out What Works,” Physics Today 52, 24-30 (January 1999).
Cognition and Instruction
K. M. Leander and D. E. Brown, “'You understand it, but you don't believe it': Tracing the stabilities and instabilities of interaction in a physics classroom through a multidimensional framework,” Cog. and Instr. 17(1), 93-135 (1999).
J. P. Gutwill, J. R. Frederiksen, and B. Y. White, “Making their own connections: Students' understanding of multiple models in basic electricity,” Cog. and Instr. 17(3), 249-282 (1999).
Computers and Education
S. Ainsworth, “The functions of multiple representations,” Computers and Educ. 33(2/3), 131-152 (1999).
International Journal of Science Education
L. Viennot and S. Rainson, “Design and evaluation of a research-based teaching sequence: The superposition of electric field,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(1), 1-16 (1999).
D. Psillos and P. Kariotoglou, “Teaching fluids: Intended knowledge and students' actual conceptual evolution,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(1), 17-38 (1999).
P. K. Tao and R. F. Gunstone, “Conceptual change in science through collaborative learning at the computer,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(1), 39-57 (1999).
A. T. Borges and J. K. Gilbert, “Mental models of electricity,”, Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(1), 95-117 (1999).
M. H. Tinker, R. J. A. Lambourne, and S. A. Windsor, “The Flexible Learning Approach to Physics (FLAP): A review after the first two years,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(2), 213-230 (1999).
M. Pietrocola and A. Zylbersztajn, “The use of the Principle of Relativity in the interpretation of phenomena by undergraduate physics students,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(3), 261-276 (1999).
P. L. Gardner, “The representation of science-technology relationships in Canadian physics textbooks,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(3), 329-347 (1999).
E. Gillibrand, P. Robinson, R. Brawn, and A. Osborn, “Girls' participation in physics in single sex classes in mixed schools in relation to confidence and achievement,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(4), 349-362 (1999).
J. Leach, “Students' understanding of the co-ordination of theory and evidence in science,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(8), 789-806 (1999).
M. D Sharma, R. Millar, and S. Seth, “Workshop tutorials: Accomodating student-centred learning in large first year university physics courses,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(8), 839-854 (1999).
J. M. Oliva, “Structural patterns in students' conceptions in mechanics,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(9), 903-920 (1999).
J. M. Monaghan and J. Clement, “Use of computer simulation to develop mental simulations for understanding relative motion concepts,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(9), 921-944 (1999).
R. Ben-Zvi, “Non-science oriented students and the second law of thermodynamics,” Int. J. Sci. Educ. 21(12), 1251-1267 (1999).
Journal of College Science Teaching
R. J. Beichner and D. S. Abbot, “Video-based labs for introductory physics courses,” J. Coll. Sci. Teaching XXIX(2), 101-104 (1999)..
A. E. Lawson, “What should students learn about the nature of science and how should we teach it,” J. Coll. Sci. Teaching XXIX(6), 401-411 (1999).
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
C. M. Peña and S. M. Alessi, “Promoting a qualitative understanding of physics,” J. Comp. in Math. and Sci. Teaching 18(4), 439-457 (1999).
The Journal of the Learning Sciences
A. Izsák, “Inscribing the winch: Mechanisms by which students develop knowledge structures for representing the physical world with algebra,” J. Learn. Sci. 9(1), 31-74 (1999).
R. Ploetzner, E. Fehse, C. Kneser, and H. Spada, “Learning to relative qualitative and quantitative problem representations in a model-based setting for collaborative problem solving,” J. Learn. Sci. 9(2), 177-214 (1999).
Journals of Research in Science Teaching
A. G. Harrison, D. J. Grayson, and D. F. Treagust, “Investigating a grade 11 student's evolving conceptions of heat and temperature,” Jour. Res. Sci. Teaching 36(1), 55-88 (1999).
G. Carter, S. L. Westbrook, and C. D. Thompkins, “Examining science tools as mediators of students' learning about circuits,” Jour. Res. Sci. Teaching 36(1), 89-106 (1999).
J. Ryder, J. Leach, and R. Driver, “Undergraduate science students images of science,” Jour. Res. Sci. Teaching 36(2), 201-220 (1999).
T. S. Dlodlo, “Science nomenclature in Africa: Physics in Nguni,” Jour. Res. Sci. Teaching 36(3), 321-332 (1999).
T. de Jong, E. Martin, J.-M. Zamarro, F. Esquembre, J. Swaak, and W. R. van Joolingen, “The integration of computer simulation and learning support: An example from the physics domain of collisions,” Jour. Res. Sci. Teaching 36(5), 597-616 (1999).
J. R. Frederiksen, B. White, and J. Gutwill, “Dynamic mental models in learning science: The importance of constructing derivational linkages among models,” Jour. Res. Sci. Teaching 36(7), 806-836 (1999).
P.-K. Tao and R. F. Gunstone, “The process of conceptual change in force and motion during computer-supported physics instruction,” Jour. Res. Sci. Teaching 36(7), 859-882 (1999).
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Jeffrey S. Friedman and Andrea diSessa, “What students should know about technology: The case of scientific visualization,” J. Sci. Ed. and Techn. 8(3), 175-195 (1999).
Philip M. Sadler, Charles A. Whitney, Linda Shore, and Freeman Deutsch, “Visualization and representation of physical systems: Wavemaker as an aid to conceptualizing wave phenomena,” J. Sci. Ed. and Techn. 8( 3), 197-209 (1999).
A. P. Post-Zwicker, W. Davis, R. Grip, M. McKay, R. Pfaff, and D. P. Stotler, “Teaching contemporary physics topics using real-time data obtained via the world wide web,” J. Sci. Ed. and Techn. 8(4), 273-281 (1999).
Randy Yerrick and Timothy Hoving, “Obstacles confronting technology initiatives as seen through the experience of science teachers: A comparative study of science teachers' beliefs, planning, and practice,” J. Sci. Ed. and Techn. 8(4), 291-307 (1999).
Review of Educational Research, Vol. 69
L. Springer, M. E. Stanne, and S. S. Donovan, “Effects of small-group learning on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology: A meta-analysis,” Rev. Ed. Res. 69(1), 21-51 (1999).
Science Education
Jin-Yi Chang, “Teachers college students' conceptions about evaporation, condensation, and boiling,” Sci. Ed. 83(5), 511-526 (1999).
