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20202025
most citedCreating a Physicist: The Impact of Informal Programs on University Student Development

30 citations · 37 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

physics.ed-ph2025

Impact of Outreach on Physics Student Development: Qualitative Results from a National Survey

Jonathan D. Perry, Carlee Garrett, Isabella Oaks +6

The role of student experiences in physics beyond the classroom which support their development has been the subject of exciting research in recent years. Results, typically from s…

physics.ed-ph2025

Impact of Outreach on Physics Student Development: Quantitative Results from a National Survey

Jonathan D. Perry, Toni Sauncy, Susan White +3

This work reports on results from the first national study of the impact of student facilitation of informal physics outreach programs on their physics identity, sense of belonging…

physics.ed-ph2023

Group Dynamics in Inquiry-based Labs: Gender Inequities and the Efficacy of Partner Agreements

Matthew Dew, Emma Hunt, Viranga Perera +3

Recent studies provide evidence that social constructivist pedagogical methods such as active learning, interactive engagement, and inquiry-based learning, while pedagogically more…

physics.ed-ph2021

Do female physics students benefit from informal physics programs they facilitate?

Jessi Randolph, Jonathan Perry, Jonan Phillip Donaldson +2

Gender bias, reduced sense of belonging, and lower physics self-efficacy are among the challenges faced by female students who choose to study physics. Prior studies focusing on th…

physics.ed-ph2021

The Scourge of Online Solutions and an Academic Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

James Overduin, Jacob Buchman, Jonathan Perry +1

We report on preliminary results of a statistical study of student performance in more than a decade of calculus-based introductory physics courses. Treating average homework and t…

physics.ed-ph2021★ 1 cited

Training the trainer: Professional Development for High School Physics Teachers with Low Physics Background

Anne Wang, Jonathan Perry, Matthew Dew +2

The shortage of highly qualified high school physics teachers is a national problem. The Mitchell Institute Physics Enhancement Program (MIPEP) is a two-week professional developme…

physics.ed-ph2020★ 30 cited

Creating a Physicist: The Impact of Informal Programs on University Student Development

Callie Rethman, Jonathan Perry, Jonan Donaldson +2

Physics outreach programs provide a critical context for informal experiences that promote the transition from new student to contributing physicist. Prior studies have suggested a…

physics.ed-ph2020★ 6 cited

Student Responses to Changes in Introductory Physics Learning due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Matthew Dew, Jonathan Perry, Lewis Ford +2

As a result of the spread of COVID-19 during spring 2020, many colleges and universities across the US, and beyond, were compelled to move entirely to remote, online instruction, o…

physics.ed-ph2020

Gendered Performance Differences in Introductory Physics: A Study from a Large Land-Grant University

Matthew Dew, Jonathan Perry, Lewis Ford +2

Studies examining gender differences in introductory physics show a consensus when it comes to a gender gap on conceptual assessments; however, the story is not as clear when it co…