Topics in Physics Education

Presentations

• Group Exam as an Instructional Technique to Promote Consistency Checking in Student Reasoning

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 1:15 PM – March 3, 2020, 1:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Alistair McInerny

    Physics, North Dakota State University

  Authors

  • Alistair McInerny

    Physics, North Dakota State University

  • Lioudmila Kryjevskaia

    Physics, North Dakota State University

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• Developing the First Two Years of an Undergraduate Physics Program - A Ten-Year Study

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 1:27 PM – March 3, 2020, 1:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Effrosyni Seitaridou

    Physics and Astronomy, Oxford College of Emory University

  Authors

  • Effrosyni Seitaridou

    Physics and Astronomy, Oxford College of Emory University

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• “Not Required,” “No Required Minimum,” and “Optional” General and Physics GRE Requirements: The Impact on Prospective Graduate Students

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 1:39 PM – March 3, 2020, 1:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Lindsay Owens

    Rochester Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Lindsay Owens

    Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Benjamin M Zwickl

    Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Casey Miller

    Rochester Institute of Technology

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• Solid State Physics across the Undergraduate Curriculum

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 1:51 PM – March 3, 2020, 2:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Andra Petrean

    Austin College

  Authors

  • Andra Petrean

    Austin College

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• New Methods for the Advanced Lab

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 2:03 PM – March 3, 2020, 2:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Rudi Michalak

    Univ of Wyoming

  Authors

  • Rudi Michalak

    Univ of Wyoming

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• A Single-axis Tunneling Microscope for Undergraduate Labs

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 2:15 PM – March 3, 2020, 2:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Joshua Veazey

    Grand Valley State University

  Authors

  • Randy Lindgren

    Grand Valley State University

  • Joshua Veazey

    Grand Valley State University

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• The Tolman-Stewart Experiment – A Modern Interpretation

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 2:27 PM – March 3, 2020, 2:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Joshua Schmidt

    Ithaca Coll

  Authors

  • Joshua Schmidt

    Ithaca Coll

  • Matthew C. Sullivan

    Ithaca Coll

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• Statistical differences in over 1000 Student Lab Reports and 9000 Lab TA comments using new Experimental Design Pedagogy

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 2:39 PM – March 3, 2020, 2:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Abigail Mechtenberg

    University of Notre Dame

  Authors

  • David McKenna

    University of Notre Dame, Brigham Young Univ - Provo

  • Abigail Mechtenberg

    University of Notre Dame

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• The Wolfram Language: A general tool for science education

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 2:51 PM – March 3, 2020, 3:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Jason Martinez

    Wolfram Research

  Authors

  • Jason Martinez

    Wolfram Research

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• Relating to Students via Simulation of Cutting Edge Experimental Physics (Virtual RIXS)

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 3:03 PM – March 3, 2020, 3:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Todd Holden

    Physics, Queensborough Community College of CUNY

  Authors

  • Todd Holden

    Physics, Queensborough Community College of CUNY

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• Controlled Studies of Stereoscopic Virtual Reality in Freshman STEM Classes

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 3:15 PM – March 3, 2020, 3:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Jonathan Brown

    Ohio State Univ - Columbus

  Authors

  • Jonathan Brown

    Ohio State Univ - Columbus

  • Christopher D Porter

    Ohio State Univ - Columbus

  • Joseph R Smith

    Ohio State Univ - Columbus

  • Chris Orban

    Ohio State Univ - Columbus

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• Virtual Reality Simulations for Solid State Physics Education

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 3:27 PM – March 3, 2020, 3:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Jamileh Beik Mohammadi

    Loyola University New Orleans

  Authors

  • Jamileh Beik Mohammadi

    Loyola University New Orleans

  • John Seefeldt

    Loyola University New Orleans

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• Teaching Women's History in Physics

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 3:39 PM – March 3, 2020, 3:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Beth Parks

    Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University

  Authors

  • Beth Parks

    Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University

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• Teaching with Wikipedia-based assignments

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 3:51 PM – March 3, 2020, 4:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Ian Ramjohn

    Wiki Education

  Authors

  • Ian Ramjohn

    Wiki Education

  • Michael Vershinin

    University of Utah, Physics & Astronomy, University of Utah

  • Elysia Webb

    Wiki Education

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