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most citedThe challenges of changing teaching assistants' grading practices: Requiring students to show evidence of understanding

18 citations · 86 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.ed-ph2022★ 2 cited

Physics instructors knowledge and use of active learning has increased over the last decade but most still lecture too much

Melissa Dancy, Charles Henderson, Nanah Apkarian +4

A survey of 722 physics faculty conducted in 2008 found that many physics instructors had knowledge of research-based instructional strategies (RBISs), were interested in using mor…

physics.ed-ph2021★ 18 cited

The challenges of changing teaching assistants' grading practices: Requiring students to show evidence of understanding

Emily Marshman, Ryan Sayer, Charles Henderson +2

Teaching assistants (TAs) are often responsible for grading in introductory physics courses at large research universities. Their grading practices can shape students' approaches t…

physics.ed-ph2017★ 4 cited

Graduate teaching assistants use different criteria when grading introductory physics vs. quantum mechanics problems

Charles Henderson, Emily Marshman, Ryan Sayer +2

Physics graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are often responsible for grading. Physics education research suggests that grading practices that place the burden of proof for explicat…

physics.ed-ph2017★ 9 cited

Physics graduate teaching assistants' beliefs about a grading rubric: Lessons learned

Edit Yerushalmi, Ryan Sayer, Emily Marshman +2

Explication and reflection on expert vs. novice considerations within the problem-solving process characterize a cognitive apprenticeship approach for the development of expert-lik…

physics.ed-ph2016★ 5 cited

TA-designed vs. research-oriented problem solutions

Shih-Yin Lin, Chandralekha Singh, William Mamudi +2

In order to study graduate teaching assistants (TAs) beliefs and values about the design of instructor problem solutions, twenty-four TAs were provided with different solutions and…

physics.ed-ph2016★ 5 cited

The group administered interactive questionnaire: An alternative to individual interviews

Edit Yerushalmi, Charles R. Henderson, William Mamudi +2

Individual interviews are often considered to be the gold standard for researchers to understand how people think about phenomena. However, conducting and analyzing interviews is v…