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Chasteen, Stephanie V.; Wilcox, Bethany; Caballero, Marcos D.; Perkins, Katherine K.; Pollock, Steven J.; Wieman, Carl E. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
In response to the need for a scalable, institutionally supported model of educational change, the Science Education Initiative (SEI) was created as an experiment in transforming course materials and faculty practices at two institutions--University of Colorado Boulder (CU) and University of British Columbia. We find that this departmentally…
Descriptors: Physics, Advanced Courses, College Science, Foreign Countries
Pepper, Rachel E.; Chasteen, Stephanie V.; Pollock, Steven J.; Perkins, Katherine K. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2012
We discuss common difficulties in upper-division electricity and magnetism (E&M) in the areas of Gauss's law, vector calculus, and electric potential using both quantitative and qualitative evidence. We also show that many of these topical difficulties may be tied to student difficulties with mathematics. At the junior level, some students…
Descriptors: Evidence, Calculus, Pragmatics, Scientific Concepts
Chasteen, Stephanie V.; Perkins, Katherine K.; Beale, Paul D.; Pollock, Steven J.; Wieman, Carl E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
Faculty often wish to devote time and resources to improve a course to be more in line with principles of how people learn but are not sure of the best path to follow. We present our tested approach to research-based course transformation, including development of learning goals, instructional materials based on student difficulties, and…
Descriptors: Physics, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Adams, Wendy K.; Reid, Sam; LeMaster, Ron; McKagan, Sarah B.; Perkins, Katherine K.; Dubson, Michael; Wieman, Carl E. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2008
Interactive computer simulations with complex representations and sophisticated graphics are a relatively new addition to the classroom, and research in this area is limited. We have conducted over 275 individual student interviews during which the students described what they were thinking as they interacted with simulations. These interviews…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Physics, Educational Technology, Interviews
Barbera, Jack; Adams, Wendy K.; Wieman, Carl E.; Perkins, Katherine K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The chemistry version of the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS-Chem) is a new instrument designed to measure students' (novices') beliefs about chemistry and learning chemistry compared to those of experts (instructors). This survey is intended to measure the effects of students' beliefs on learning, and to understand how…
Descriptors: Interests, Chemistry, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods