Cedric Linder
Professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy; Physics Education Research
- E-mail:
- cedric.linder@physics.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Regementsvägen 10
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 524
751 20 UPPSALA

Publications
Recent publications
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Relationship between semiotic representations and student performance in the context of refraction
Part of Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
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Part of European journal of physics, 2023
- DOI for Round and round in circles-shifting relevance structures as students discuss acceleration and forces during circular motion in a vertical plane
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Part of African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, p. 63-76, 2022
- DOI for The Variation of University Physics Students' Experience of Plus and Minus Signs in 1D Vector-kinematics Revisited
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Part of Science Education, p. 1173-1201, 2021
- DOI for Qualitatively different ways of unpacking visual representations when teaching intermolecular forces in upper secondary school
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Part of European journal of physics, 2020
All publications
Articles in journal
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Relationship between semiotic representations and student performance in the context of refraction
Part of Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
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Part of European journal of physics, 2023
- DOI for Round and round in circles-shifting relevance structures as students discuss acceleration and forces during circular motion in a vertical plane
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Part of African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, p. 63-76, 2022
- DOI for The Variation of University Physics Students' Experience of Plus and Minus Signs in 1D Vector-kinematics Revisited
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Part of Science Education, p. 1173-1201, 2021
- DOI for Qualitatively different ways of unpacking visual representations when teaching intermolecular forces in upper secondary school
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Part of European journal of physics, 2020
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Developing representational competence: linking real-world motion to physics concepts through graphs
Part of Learning: Research and Practice, p. 88-107, 2020
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Learning to use Cartesian coordinate systems to solve physics problems: the case of 'movability'
Part of European journal of physics, 2020
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Part of European journal of physics, p. 1-28, 2020
- DOI for Variation theory as a lens for interpreting and guiding physics students' use of digital learning environments
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Network analysis and qualitative discourse analysis of a classroom group discussion
Part of International Journal of Research and Method in Education, p. 317-339, 2019
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Part of Science Education, p. 887-906, 2017
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Part of European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, p. 159-176, 2015
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What’s natural about nature? Deceptive concepts in socio-scientific decision-making
Part of European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, p. 250-264, 2015
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A social semiotic approach to identifying critical aspects
Part of International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, p. 302-316, 2015
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Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 235-255, 2015
- DOI for Considering student retention as a complex system: a possible way forward for enhancing student retention
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Part of NorDiNa, p. 169-179, 2015
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Part of European journal of physics, 2015
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Part of European journal of physics, 2015
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Physics Students' Social Media Learning Behaviours and Connectedness
Part of International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence, p. 16-35, 2015
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Sandbox University: Estimating Influence of Institutional Action
Part of PLOS ONE, 2014
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Unpacking physics representations: towards an appreciation of disciplinary affordance
Part of Physical Review Special Topics, 2014
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Part of Physical Review Special Topics, 2014
- DOI for Extending the theoretical framing for physics education research: An illustrative application of complexity science
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Introducing the anatomy of disciplinary discernment: an example from astronomy
Part of European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, p. 167-182, 2014
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A new approach to modelling student retention through an application of complexity thinking
Part of Studies in Higher Education, p. 68-86, 2014
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Who needs 3D when the Universe is flat?
Part of Science Education, p. 412-442, 2014
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Disciplinary discourse, representation, and appresentation in the teaching and learning of science
Part of European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, p. 43-49, 2013
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Part of International Journal of Science Education, p. 2299-2330, 2013
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Part of International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, p. 625-650, 2013
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Penetrating a wall of introspection: a critical attrition analysis.
Part of Cultural Studies of Science Education, p. 87-115, 2013
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Part of European journal of physics, p. 657-666, 2012
- DOI for Exploring the role of physics representations: an illustrative example from students sharing knowledge about refraction
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Part of Instructional science, p. 513-526, 2011
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Being a student again: a narrative study of a teacher's experience
Part of Teaching in Higher Education, p. 423-433, 2010
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Learning in physics by doing laboratory work: towards a new conceptual framework
Part of Gender and Education, p. 129-144, 2009
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Part of Instructional science, p. 273-292, 2009
- DOI for The learners’ experience of variation: Following students’ threads of learning physics in computer simulation sessions
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The experience of interacting with technological artefacts
Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 295-303, 2009
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Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 369-381, 2009
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Part of Education as Change, p. 277-291, 2009
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SimChemistry as an active learning tool in chemical education.
Part of Chemistry Education Research and Practice, p. 277-284, 2008
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Bilingual Scientific Literacy?: The Use of English in Swedish University Science Courses
Part of Nordic Journal of English Studies, p. 145-161, 2008
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Part of Journal of Research in Science Teaching, p. 27-49, 2008
- DOI for A Disciplinary Discourse Perspective on University Science Learning: Achieving fluency in a critical constellation of modes
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Part of NorDiNa, p. 15-28, 2007
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Learning and the variation in focus among physics students when using a computer simulation
Part of NorDiNa, p. 3-14, 2007
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Learning physics as a whole: On supporting students making sense of their studies
Part of NorDiNa, p. 163-174, 2007
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Mot bättre undervisning och lärande i fysik.
Part of Fysikaktuellt, p. 23, 2007
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Improving students' self-assessment of numerical analysis projects.
Part of Computing in Science and Engineering, p. 92-95, 2007
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Part of Metacognition and Learning, p. 41-56, 2007
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Using Variation to Enhance Learning in Engineering
Part of International Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
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Language and the Experience of Learning University Physics in Sweden
Part of European journal of physics, p. 553-560, 2006
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University students' ideas about data processing and data comparison in a physics laboratory course
Part of NorDiNa, p. 40-53, 2006
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Using a variation approach to enhance physics learning in a college classroom.
Part of The Physics Teacher, p. 589-592, 2006
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Part of International Review of Economics Education, p. 28-45, 2006
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Part of European journal of physics, p. 47-59, 2005
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Students’ Expectations of Teaching in Undergraduate Physics.
Part of International Journal of Science Education, 2005
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Equipment issues regarding the collection of video data for research.
Part of Physics Review: Special Topics Physics Education Research, 2005
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Learning through Simulation: Student Engagement
Part of Chemical Engineering Education, p. 288-295, 2005
Books
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Change in Science Teaching: Lessons from a South African Township Classroom
Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, 2006
Chapters in book
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Social Semiotics in University Physics Education
Part of Multiple Representations in Physics Education, p. 95-122, Springer, 2017
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Att välja lämpliga semiotiska resurser.
Part of Scientific literacy: teori och praktik, p. 59-70, Gleerups Utbildning AB, 2013
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Part of Exploring the Landscape of Scientific Literacy, p. 106-124, Routledge, 2011
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Aktiverande problemlösningsövningar i grupp.
Part of Att undervisa med vetenskaplig förankring – i praktiken!, p. 103-113, Universitetstryckeriet, 2010
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Part of Contemporary Science Education Research: Learning and Assessment., p. 123-128, Pegem Akademi., 2010
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Disciplinära diskurser i naturvetenskap och matematik.
Part of Att undervisa med vetenskaplig förankring – i praktiken!, p. 41-47, Universitetstryckeriet, 2010
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Part of Språkvård och språkpolitik, p. 195-212, Språkrådet/Norstedts, 2010
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Disciplinary learning in a second language: A case study from university physics
Part of Researching Content and Language Integration in Higher Education, p. 161-171, Maastricht University Language Centre, 2007
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Widening (Epistemological) Access: Two Undergraduate Science Courses.
Part of Curriculum Responsiveness - case studies in higher education, 2004
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On the methodology of 'phenomenography' as a science education research tool
Part of Science Education Research in the Knowledge-Based Society, p. 31-41, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003
Conference papers
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Towards understanding learning challenges involving sign convention in introductory level kinematics
Part of 2018 Physics Education Research Conference, 2019
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Variation and messiness in physics students' use of open-ended software
2019
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A new explanation for why PER curriculum materials work
2019
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2019
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Problem solving and coordinate systems: It's not all about complicated calculations
2018
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Students' understanding of algebraic signs: An underestimated learning challenge?
2018
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2018
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Studenters användning av semiotiska resurser: Hur studenter skapar mening kring cirkelrörelse
2018
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Physics students learning about abstract mathematical tools when engaging with “invisible” phenomena
Part of 2017 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings, p. 408-411, 2017
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Towards modelling formal learning in terms of the multimodal emergence of transduction.
2017
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Teaching the movability of coordinate systems: Discovering disciplinary affordances
2017
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The IOLab and magnetic Field – Magnetic north versus actual direction
2017
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Coordinating multiple resources to learn physics
2017
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2017
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Teaching and Learning in University Physics: A Social Semiotic Approach
2016
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Viewing the representations used in physics teaching in new ways.
2016
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Categories of influence: the case of light and sound in physics
Part of Part of an invited seminar on: Content-focused research on student and teacher learning in the field of optics, 2015
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Teachers' use and views of visual representations when teaching chemical bonding
2015
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2015
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2014
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2014
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2014
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Reverse rankshift: Towards an appreciation of the disciplinary affordances of representations
2014
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2014
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On the Disciplinary Affordances of Semiotic Resources
p. 54-55, 2014
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The Concept of Disciplinary Affordance
p. 20, 2014
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Educational challenges that emerge from a discursive view of learning physics
2014
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Learning in terms of the semiotic enactment of patterns of disciplinary-relevant aspects
2014
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Variation as a method for perceiving the disciplinary affordances of physics representations
2014
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What do teachers of astronomy need to think about?
2013
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Awareness of the three dimensional structure of the Universe
2013
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Awareness of the three dimensional structure of the Universe.
2013
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Making physics learning possible: exploring a variation perspective on representations.
2013
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The overlooked challenge of learning to extrapolate three-dimensionality.
2013
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2013
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University teachers’ professional development through a focus group approach.
2013
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2013
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2013
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The nature-nurture conflict – A part of biology education?
2013
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2013
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2013
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The role of visual representations when teaching chemical bonding: Teachers' reflections
2013
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Who needs 3D when the Universe is flat?
2012
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2012
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2012
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Choosing appropriate resources: investigating students’ scientific literacy
2012
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Who needs 3D when the Universe is flat?
2012
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Dimensions of variation vis-à-vis complex concepts
2012
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Learning and Teaching in the 21st Century: Realities and Possibilities of Social Media
2012
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Googling Physics: Social Media and Science Learning
2012
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Which representation is best? How students use representational information in problem solving
2012
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Part of E-Book Proceedings of the ESERA 2011 Conference, p. 57-63, 2011
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2011
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2011
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Using complexity theory to develop a new model of student retention
Part of Proceedings of the Research in Engineering Education Symposoum 2011, 2011
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”Det löser sig under studiernas gång”
2010
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Part of Multimodality and Learning International Conference, London, United Kingdom., 2010
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Perceptivism and Representation in a Discourse Model of Science Learning
Part of Keynote Presentation in the Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education., p. 35-47, 2010
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Students self-evaluations of themselves as disciplinary practitioners
Part of Paper presented at the GIREP-EPEC (International Research Group on Physics Teaching) Conference, University of Leicester, Great Britain, 17-21 August., 2009
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Teaching and learning science: Disciplinary knowledge and representation
Part of Keynote paper published in the Proceedings of the Frontiers in Science Education Research Conference, FISER''09, Eastern Mediterranean Univesity, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 22-24 March., p. 15-27, 2009
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Part of Paper presented at the ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 31 August - 4 September, 2009
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Exploring Language Perspectives
Part of Paper presented at the symposium 'Exploring the landscape of scientific literacy: visions for research and practice', at the ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 31 August - 4 September, 2009
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Part of Keynote presentation at the 'Konferens i universtietspedagogisk utveckling', Uppsala, October., 2009
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Part of Poster presented at the European Physics Education Network's (EUPEN) 10th Jubilee General Forum, Polana Brasov, Romania, 4-6 September, 2008
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Part of Paper presented at the Engineering Education Development Conference, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 26-27 November., 2008
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Part of Paper presented at the Beyond Borders of Scientific Literacy: International Perspectives on New Directions for Policy and Practice Symposium at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Congress Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, May 31 - June 8., 2008
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Part of Paper presented at the Nätverk och Utveckling 2008 Lärande i en ny tid - samtal om undervisning i högre utbildning Conference, Kalmar, Sweden, 7-9 May., 2008
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Learning through English: further insights from a case study in Swedish university physics
Part of Paper presented at the Nätverk och Utveckling 2008 Lärande i en ny tid - samtal om undervisning i högre utbildning Conference, Kalmar, Sweden, 7-9 May., 2008
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Why is it so important to start looking at teaching and learning with new insights?
Part of Presentation at the Scholarship of University Teaching and Learning National Workshop III - Teachers developing their practice using science education research, Göteborg, Sweden, 23-24 October, 2008
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Thinking about representation in our teaching
Part of Presentation at the Scholarship of University Teaching and Learning National Workshop III - Teachers developing their practice using science education research, Göteborg, Sweden, 23-24 October, 2008
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Part of Gender and Education Association Conference, Dublin, 2007
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Disciplinary learning in a second language: A case study from university physics.
Part of 12th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Budapest, Hungary, 2007
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Theory in motion. The phenomenographic approach.
Part of Plenary talk at the Foundations and Frontiers in Physics Education Research Conference, Bar Harbor, Maine, 2007
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Part of EARLI SIG2 Conference, Text and Graphics Representations, University of Nottingham, England, 2006
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Languages, Modality and Disciplinary Knowledge.
Part of 2nd International Conference on Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education. University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands., 2006
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Learning in a Second Language. Two Case Studies from University Physics.
Part of 2nd International Conference on Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education. University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands., 2006
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Gendered identities in the physics student laboratory.
Part of The Gender and Science and Technology 12th International Conference, Brighton, England., 2006
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Improving Students' Self-assessment of Numerical Analysis Projects.
Part of American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Syracuse, NY., 2006
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Learning Through Computer Simulation.
Part of SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education) 34th Annual Conference, Uppsala, Sweden, 2006
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Learning through Variation: A New Way to View Learning.
Part of SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education) 34th Annual Conference, Uppsala, Sweden., 2006
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Learners' Conceptions of Technology
Part of 11th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2005
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Crafting of teaching practice and physics students' perceptions of quality teaching
Part of 11th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2005
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Learning through variation: A new way to view learning
Part of 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Glasgow, 2005
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Towards a Concept Inventory for One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
Part of American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005
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Probability as a Conceptual Hurdle to Understanding One-Dimensional Quantum Tunneling
Part of American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005
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Metacognition in the student laboratory: Is increased metacognition necessarily better?
Part of 11th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus., 2005
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Female Physics Majors' Experiences of Doing University Laboratory Work.
Part of American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah., 2005
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Situating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in University Physics.
Part of International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Vancouver, Canada., 2005
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Looking for Links between Learning and the Discursive Practices of University Science.
Part of 11th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus., 2005
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Part of 11th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus., 2005
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Language, Bandwidth and the Shared Space of Learning
Part of EARLI SIG 9 Conference, Phenomenography and Variation Theory Go to School, Göteborg, Sweden, 2004
Conference proceedings (editor)
Manuscripts (preprints)
Other
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Book Review: Thinking in Physics: The Pleasure of Reasoning and Understanding
Part of European journal of physics, 2015
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2011
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2010