2 papers
physics.ed-ph2023
Beyond The Big Bang Theory: Revealing the everyday research lives of theoretical physics faculty
Mike Verostek, Molly Griston, Jesus Botello +1
"So what do you do? I mean, what do you actually do?" This is one of the most common questions one theoretical physicist receives from her students, and is representative of a comm…
physics.ed-ph2022
Making expert processes visible: how and why theorists use assumptions and analogies in their research
Mike Verostek, Molly Griston, Jesus Botello +1
Understanding how physicists solve problems can guide the development of methods that help students learn and improve at solving complex problems. Leveraging the framework of cogni…