Learning physics in context: a study of student learning about electricity and magnetism

This paper re-centres the discussion of student learning in physics to focus on context. In order to do so, a theoretically-motivated understanding of context is developed. Given a well-defined notion of context, data from a novel university class in electricity and magnetism are analyzed to demonstrate the central and inextricable role of context in student learning. This work sits within a broader effort to create and analyze environments which support student learning in the sciencesComment: 36 pages, 4 Figure

Nucleon knockout by kaons

The (K/sup +/, K/sup +/p) reaction is considered as a probe of the deep hole states in nuclei. DWTA calculations are presented for the knockout of a ls/sub 1/2/ proton from /sup 40/Ca. It is concluded that the experiment should be valuable