2008 Physics Education Research Conference

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henderson, Charles, Author.

Sabella, Mel, author.

Hsu, Leon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Study and teaching--Congresses.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 238 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

2008 Physics Education Research Conference, Volume 1064

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] American Institute of Physics 2008

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 2008 Physics Education Research Conference brought together researchers studying a wide variety of topics in physics education. The conference theme was "Physics Education Research with Diverse Student Populations". Researchers specializing in diversity issues were invited to help establish a dialog and spur discussion about how the results from this work can inform the physics education research community. The organizers encouraged physics education researchers who are using research-based instructional materials with non-traditional students at either the pre-college level or the college level to share their experiences as instructors and researchers in these classes.

Contents:

Preface

Conference Program

Titles and Authors

INVITED PAPERS

Making Sense of Measurements, Making Sense of the Textbook

3 (4)

S. Allie

D. Demaree

J. Taylor

F. Lubben

A. Buffler

Improving Learning for Underrepresented Groups in Physics and Engineering Majors

7 (4)

S. White Brahmia

A Variety of Diversity: Facing Higher Education's Educational Challenges

11 (4)

E. L. Dey

Gender Differences in Both Force Concept Inventory and Introductory Physics Performance

15 (4)

J. Docktor

K. Heller

Acting in Our Own Self-Interests: Blending University and Community in Informal Science Education

19 (4)

N. D. Finkelstein

L. Mayhew

What is ``Nepantla'' and How Can It Help Physics Education Researchers Conceptualize Knowledge for Teaching?

23 (3)

R. Gutierrez

Similarities and Differences in Ideas Generated by Physics Learners: US College Students vs. Tibetan Buddhist Monks

26 (4)

A. Johnson

Inequities in Physics Access and Enrollment in Urban High Schools

30 (4)

A. M. Kelly

Curriculum Design for the Algebra-Based Course: Just Change the `d's to Deltas?

34 (4)

M. E. Loverude

S. E. Kanim

L. Gomez

An Idea for Generating Diversity Conversations: Physics Jeopardy and the Future Faces of Physics Kit

38 (4)

K. Rand

G. White

Using the Resources of the Student at the Urban, Comprehensive University to Develop an Effective Instructional Environment

42 (4)

M. S. Sabella

K. Coble

S. P. Bowen

Impact of Chemistry Teachers' Knowledge and Practices on Student Achievement

46 (4)

K. Scantlebury

Fostering Science Learning in Diverse Urban Settings

50 (3)

K. Tobin

Effects of Self Diagnosis on Subsequent Problem Solving Performance

53 (6)

E. Yerushalmi

A. Mason

E. Cohen

C. Singh

PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS

What Levels of Guidance Promote Engaged Exploration with Interactive Simulations?

59 (4)

W. Adams

A. Paulson

C. E. Wieman

The Roles of Evidence in Scientific Argument

63 (4)

L. J. Atkins

Student Perspectives in Quantum Physics

67 (4)

C. Baily

Using Warrants as a Window to Epistemic Framing

71 (4)

T. J. Bing

E. F. Redish

Latent Response Times and Cognitive Processing on the FMCE

75 (4)

S. Bonham

Class Shifts in Modeling Instruction

79 (4)

E. Brewe

L. Kramer

G. O'Brien

The Specificity Effect: An Example from Refraction

83 (4)

D. T. Brookes

B. H. Ross

J. Mestre

Identifying Student Difficulty in Problem Solving Process via the Framework of the House Model (HM)

87 (4)

T. Byun

S. Ha

G. Lee

Transforming Upper-Division Electricity and Magnetism

91 (4)

S. V. Chasteen

S. J. Pollock

Understanding and Encouraging Effective Collaboration in Introductory Physics Courses

95 (4)

G. L. Cochran

Identifying Differences in Diagnostic Skills between Physics Students: Students' Self-Diagnostic Performance Given Alternative Scaffolding

99 (4)

A Study of Peer Instruction Methods with High School Physics Students

103 (4)

K. Cummings

S. G. Roberts

Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Student Textbook Summary Writing

107 (4)

M. Low

Probing Student Online Discussion Behavior with a Course Blog in Introductory Physics

111 (4)

G. Duda

K. Garrett

Resources Students Use to Understand Quantum Mechanical Operators

115 (4)

E. Gire

C. Manogue

Indicators of Understanding: What TAs Listen for in Student Responses

119 (4)

R. M. Goertzen

R. E. Scherr

A. Elby

Analysis of Learning Assistants' Views of Teaching and Learning

123 (4)

K. E. Gray

V. K. Otero

Students' Understanding of Inclined Planes Using the CoMPASS Curriculum

127 (4)

J. J. Haynicz

N. S. Rebello

S. Puntambekar

Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM: Initial Results from an Interdisciplinary Literature Review

131 (4)

C. Henderson

A. Beach

R. S. Larson

Documenting the Conversion from Traditional to Studio Physics Formats at the Colorado School of Mines: Process and Early Results

135 (4)

P. B. Kohl

H. V. Kuo

T. G. Ruskell

The Persistence of the Gender Gap in Introductory Physics

139 (4)

L. E. Kost

The Effect of Initial Conditions and Discussion on Students' Predictions for Interactive Lecture Demonstrations

143 (4)

J. Marx

Identifying Differences in Diagnostic Skills between Physics Students: Developing a Rubric

147 (4)

Use of Structure Maps to Facilitate Problem Solving in Algebra-Based Physics

151 (4)

F. Mateycik

D. H. Jonassen

New Media and Models for Engaging Under-Represented Students in Science

155 (4)

L. M. Mayhew

Examining Student Responses for Meaningful Understanding in the Context of Wavefront Aberrometry

159 (4)

D. L. McBride

D. A. Zollman

An Interdisciplinary Study of Student Ability to Connect Particulate and Macroscopic Representations of a Gas

163 (4)

K. Monteyne

B. L. Gonzalez

How Abstract is Abstract? Layering Meaning in Physics

167 (4)

N. S. Podolefsky

Comparing Student Learning with Multiple Research-Based Conceptual Surveys: CSEM and BEMA

171 (4)

Archiving Student Solutions with Tablet PCs in a Discussion-Based Introductory Physics Class

175 (4)

E. Price

C. De Leone

Determining the Various Perspectives and Consensus within a Classroom Using Q Methodology

179 (4)

S. E. Ramlo

Toward a Comprehensive Picture of Student Understanding of Force, Velocity, and Acceleration

183 (4)

R. Rosenblatt

E. C. Sayre

A. F. Heckler

Preliminary Study of Impulse-Momentum Diagrams

187 (4)

D. Rosengrant

T. Mzoughi

Physics by Inquiry: Addressing Student Learning and Attitude

191 (4)

H. R. Sadaghiani

Evolution of Student Knowledge in a Traditional Introductory Classroom

195 (4)

Coupling Conceptual and Quantitative Problems to Develop Expertise in Introductory Physics Students

199 (4)

Enhancing Cognitive Development through Physics Problem Solving: A Taxonomy of Introductory Physics Problems

203 (4)

R. Teodorescu

C. Bennhold

G. Feldman

Institutionalizing Reform in Introductory Physics

207 (4)

C. Turpen

Reasoning Modes, Knowledge Elements and Their Interplay in Optics Problem-Solving

211 (4)

A. Undreiu

D. Schuster

B. Adams

Interactive Problem Solving Tutorials through Visual Programming

215 (4)

L. Undreiu

Network Analysis of Social Interactions in Laboratories

219 (4)

A. R. Warren

Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Promoting Learning by Tracking the Evolution of Student Responses

223 (4)

E. P. Watkins

Impact of the FIU PhysTEC Reform of Introductory Physics Labs

227 (4)

L. Wells

R. Valenzuela

E. Zamalloa

Evaluation of Instruction Using the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism in Mexico

231 (4)

G. Zavala

H. Alarcon

List of Participants 235 (2)

Author Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-7354-0594-8