Block and Cylinder – More on this case

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Publications

Two papers from the project include analyses of this episode:

Phillips, A.M., Watkins, J., & Hammer, D. (2017). Problematizing as a scientific endeavor. Physical Review Physics Education Research.

Watkins, J., Phillips, A. M., Radoff, J., Jaber, L. & Hammer, D. (2018). Positioning as not-understanding: The value of showing uncertainty for engaging in science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 55, 573-599.

For general descriptions of this approach to physics lectures, see:

Hammer, D. (2012). Challenges and possibilities of meaningful assessment in large lecture introductory physics. Background Paper for the National Study of Education in Undergraduate Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

Redish, E. F., & Hammer, D. (2009). Reinventing college physics for biologists: Explicating an epistemological curriculum. American Journal of Physics, 77(7), 629-642.

For a glimpse into a lecture from near the beginning of the course, with David discussing what was taking place, see: