This research investigates students’ transfer of learning from mathematics courses to an introductory physics course and from physics to engineering courses. . We are using semi-structured think aloud interviews and other methods to assess the extent to which students transfer their calculus knowledge when solving problems in a physics course. Results to date indicate that students do transfer their knowledge from calculus class to physics class. However, during the transfer process they need specific scaffolding to connect the calculus knowledge with the physics problem.

Recent papers

Recent Talks

Transfer of Learning from College Calculus to Physics Courses
Lili Cui N. Sanjay Rebello, Peter Fletcher & Andrew G. Bennett, NARST, San Francisco, CA (2006)

Theses & Dissertations

Student Learning, Retention, and Transfer from Trigonometry to Physics
Darryl John Ozimek, M.S., 2004

Supported by the National Science Foundation Grant DUE-020694

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