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Assessing Scientific Practices in Physics Paper-based Assessments
Amali Priyanka Jambuge, James T. Laverty
Calls to transform introductory college physics courses to include scientific practices require assessments that can measure the extent to which these transformations are effective…
Influences on Faculty Uptake from a Faculty Learning Community
Lydia G. Bender, James T. Laverty
Professional development is a tool that faculty members use to develop knowledge and skills that help them become better teachers. We investigate what influences affect the ways in…
Positioning in groups: The roles of expertise and being in charge
Tra Huynh, Amali Priyanka Jambuge, Hien Khong +2
Inchargeness is associated with one's authority in driving the activity in collaboration. We study how inchargeness changes within a collaborative group when its members have diffe…
Student Epistemological Framing on Paper-Based Assessments
Kelli Shar, Rosemary S. Russ, James T. Laverty
Assessments are usually thought of as ways for instructors to get information from students. In this work, we flip this perspective and explore how assessments communicate informat…
What are we assessing? An analysis of the most common concept inventories in physics
James T. Laverty, Marcos D. Caballero
Assessing student learning is a cornerstone of educational practice. Standardized assessments have played a significant role in the development of instruction, curricula, and educa…