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Energy conservation in dissipative processes: Teacher expectations and strategies associated with imperceptible thermal energy
Abigail R. Daane, Sarah B. McKagan, Stamatis Vokos +1
Research has demonstrated that many students and some teachers do not consistently apply the conservation of energy principle when analyzing mechanical scenarios. In observing elem…
Personas as a Powerful Methodology to Design Targeted Professional Development Resources
Adrian Madsen, Sarah B. McKagan, Eleanor C. Sayre +2
Scaling and sustaining educational innovations is a common problem in the learning sciences. Professional development resources around educational innovations that are personalized…
Best Practices for Administering Concept Inventories
Adrian Madsen, Sarah B. McKagan, Eleanor C. Sayre
There are a plethora of concept inventories in physics available for faculty to use, but it is not always clear exactly why you would use these tests, or how you should administer…
How physics instruction impacts students' beliefs about learning physics: A meta-analysis of 24 studies
Adrian Madsen, Sarah B. McKagan, Eleanor C. Sayre
In this meta-analysis, we synthesize the results of 24 studies using the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) and the Maryland Physics Expectations Survey (MPEX…