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Category: solving problems

The Problem Solving Methods Learners Use – and How to Develop Them

Solving problems, especially in physics, has been well studied (e.g. Larkin, McDermott, Simon and Simon 1980: here and Chi, Glaser … More

Visible Physics – My ASE Presentation

Many thanks to everyone who came. I really enjoyed it and am grateful to colleagues who chose to come. I … More

Using Multiple Choice Questions to Assess High-Level Thinking in Science

We are very good at assessing retrieval through multiple choice questions (MCQs): they are easy to write and quick to … More

Developing better diagrams for problem solving

This post about an approach to developing better diagrams for problem solving from Barbara Tversky’s book: Minds in Motion. I’ve … More

Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction

Yesterday I wrote about the importance of physical, experiential knowlegde of physics: a sense of forces and flow; of motion … More

A Short Booklet on What Research Says About Using Visuals in Teaching

Dear all, I have been thinking hard (and reading a lot) about using visualisations in class. Here is a booklet … More

How To Draw Like a Physicist

Physicists are often mocked for their drawing skills – they are misunderstood. You too can draw like a physicist using … More

Ratio, Load and Difficulty – 3 Lesson Sliders

In my mental lesson control booth, I have three sliders I try to get right. Ratio The first slider is … More

The single most important thing for teachers to know…

Dear Reader, There is a lot being written about Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and how important it is. I have … More

How to Teach Problems…

Physics is all about the problems. In my last post, I picked apart the knowledge I needed to solve this … More

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