Andrew F. Heckler Professor Department of Physics Ohio State University 191 West Woodruff Ave Columbus, OH 43210-1117 Phone: 614-688-3048 Fax: 614-292-7557 |
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Affiliations:
OSU Physics
Education Research Group
OSU Center for Cognitive Science
Research interests:
Physics Education and Cognitive Science
- Identification and description of
student difficulties with physics
- Fundamental origins of student
difficulties with scientific concepts
- Learning and the transfer of learning
- Implicit vs. explicit processes
involved in answering physics questions
- Computer-based learning of basic STEM skills
- Abstract and concrete
representations
- Evolution and hierarchy of student
understanding of physics
- Role of diagrams in physics
learning/problem solving
- Grades and grading practices
Materials Science Engineering Education
- Identification and description of
student difficulties with materials science engineering
- Development of instructional
materials (Link
to MSE Tutorials)
Cosmology/Particle Astrophysics (I am not currently active in this area)
- Phase Transitions in the very early
Universe
- Emergent radiation spectrum from
evaporating Black Holes
- Properties of plasmas in the early
universe and astrophysical objects
Some of my Cosmology/Astrophysics papers can
be found in the Astrophysics
Archive under my name, or here.