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most citedNEXUS/Physics: An interdisciplinary repurposing of physics for biologists

96 citations · 232 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.ed-ph2025

A critical review of pre-post surveys designed to measure student epistemology in undergraduate science courses

Kyriaki Chatzikyriakidou, Kristi L. Hall, Edward F. Redish +1

The epistemology of science students, i.e., their beliefs about the nature of the knowledge they are learning, about what they have to do to learn it, and about how they will use t…

physics.ed-ph2013★ 96 cited

NEXUS/Physics: An interdisciplinary repurposing of physics for biologists

E. F. Redish, C. Bauer, K. L. Carleton +15

In response to increasing calls for the reform of the undergraduate science curriculum for life science majors and pre-medical students (Bio2010, Scientific Foundations for Future…

physics.ed-ph2012★ 59 cited

Learning Each Others' Ropes: Negotiating interdisciplinary authenticity

Edward F. Redish, Todd J. Cooke

A common feature of the recent calls for reform of the undergraduate biology curriculum has been for better coordination between biology and the courses from the allied disciplines…

physics.ed-ph2011★ 60 cited

Disciplinary authenticity: Enriching the reforms of introductory physics courses for life-science students

Jessica Watkins, Janet E. Coffey, Edward F. Redish +1

Educators and policy-makers have advocated for reform of undergraduate biology education, calling for greater integration of mathematics and physics in the biology curriculum. Whil…

physics.ed-ph2011★ 15 cited

Examining the Impact of Student Expectations on Undergraduate Biology Education Reform

Kristi L. Hall, Jessica E. Watkins, Janet E. Coffey +2

The past 10-15 years have seen numerous calls for curricular reform in undergraduate biology education, most of which focus on changes to curriculum or pedagogy. Data collected fro…

physics.ed-ph2010★ 2 cited

Understanding How Students Use Physical Ideas in Introductory Biology Courses

Jessica Watkins, Kristi Hall, Edward Redish +1

The University of Maryland (UMD) Biology Education and Physics Education Research Groups are investigating students' views on the role of physics in introductory biology courses. T…