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Investigating the influence of visualization on student understanding of quantum superposition
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dc.contributor.author | Kohnle, Antje | |
dc.contributor.author | Baily, Charles | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruby, Scott | |
dc.contributor.editor | Engelhardt, Paula V. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Churukian, Alice D. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Jones, Dyan L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-03T14:10:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-03T14:10:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-04-28 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kohnle , A , Baily , C & Ruby , S 2015 , Investigating the influence of visualization on student understanding of quantum superposition . in P V Engelhardt , A D Churukian & D L Jones (eds) , Physics Education Research Conference 2014 . PER Conference series , American Association of Physics Teachers , pp. 139-142 , Physics Education Research Conference 2014 , Minneapolis, MN , United States , 30/07/14 . https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2014.pr.031 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | conference | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-931024-23-5 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1539-9028 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 192626765 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 3eec8a70-7541-44f7-86b2-1ac1e20d2220 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-2638-4826/work/27138992 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-6213-503X/work/41932060 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000375145900033 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6743 | |
dc.description.abstract | Visualizations in interactive computer simulations are a powerful tool to help students develop productive mental models, particularly in the case of quantum phenomena that have no classical analogue. The QuVis Quantum Mechanics Visualization Project develops research-based interactive simulations for the learning and teaching of quantum mechanics. We describe efforts to refine the visual representation of a single-photon superposition state in the QuVis simulations. We developed various depictions of a photon incident on a beam splitter, and investigated their influence on student thinking through individual interviews. Outcomes from this study led to the incorporation of a revised visualization in all QuVis single-photon simulations. In-class trials in 2013 and 2014 using the Interferometer Experiments simulation in an introductory quantum physics course were used for a comparative study of the initial and revised visualizations. The class that used the revised visualization showed a lower frequency of incorrect ideas about quantum superposition, such as the photon splitting into two half-energy components. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | American Association of Physics Teachers | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Physics Education Research Conference 2014 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | PER Conference series | en |
dc.rights | © 2014 American Association of Physics Teachers and the article authors. This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the published article's author(s), title, proceedings citation, and DOI. | en |
dc.subject | Quantum mechanics | en |
dc.subject | Simulations | en |
dc.subject | Visualization | en |
dc.subject | Conceptual understanding | en |
dc.subject | PERC 2014 | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | Investigating the influence of visualization on student understanding of quantum superposition | en |
dc.type | Conference item | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Higher Education Research | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2014.pr.031 | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.compadre.org/per/perc/Proceedings.cfm | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.compadre.org/per/items/detail.cfm?ID=13468 | en |
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