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Upper-Level Physics Students' Perceptions of Physicists
Paul W. Irving, Eleanor C. Sayre
As part of a longitudinal study into identity development in upper-level physics students, we used a phenomenographic research method to examine students' perceptions of what it me…
Becoming a Physicist: The Roles of Research, Mindsets, and Milestones in upper-division student perceptions
Paul W. Irving, Eleanor C. Sayre
As part of a longitudinal study into identity development in upper-level physics students, a phenomenographic research method was used to examine students' perceptions of what it m…
Brief, embedded, spontaneous metacognitive talk indicates thinking like a physicist
Eleanor C. Sayre, Paul W. Irving
Instructors and researchers think "thinking like a physicist" is important for students' professional development. However, precise definitions and observational markers remain elu…
Learning about the Energy of a Hurricane System through an Estimation Epistemic Game
Bahar Modir, Paul W. Irving, Steven F. Wolf +1
As part of a study into students' problem solving behaviors, we asked upper-division physics students to solve estimation problems in clinical interviews. We use the Resources Fram…
Just Math: A new epistemic frame
Steven F. Wolf, Leanne Doughty, Paul W. Irving +2
A goal of PER is to understand how students use math in physics contexts. To investigate how students use math, we need to identify transitions between conceptual sense-making abou…