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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…
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…
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…
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…