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De Ambrosis, Anna; Levrini, Olivia – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2010
This paper concerns an empirical study carried out with a group of high school physics teachers engaged in the Module on relativity of a Master course on the teaching of modern physics. The study is framed within the general research issue of how to promote innovation in school via teachers' education and how to foster fruitful interactions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Questionnaires
Rajpaul, Vinesh; Allie, Saalih; Blyth, Sarah-Louise – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
We report on research carried out to improve teaching and student engagement in the introductory astronomy course at the University of Cape Town. This course is taken by a diverse range of students, including many from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. We describe the development of an instrument, the Introductory Astronomy Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Astronomy, Student Attitudes, Instructional Improvement
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
Zuza, Kristina; Almudí, José-Manuel; Leniz, Ane; Guisasola, Jenaro – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
In traditional teaching, the fundamental concepts of electromagnetic induction are usually quickly analyzed, spending most of the time solving problems in a more or less rote manner. However, physics education research has shown that the fundamental concepts of the electromagnetic induction theory are barely understood by students. This article…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
Wieman, Carl; Deslauriers, Louis; Gilley, Brett – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2013
We have examined the teaching practices of faculty members who adopted research-based instructional strategies (RBIS) as part of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Of the 70 that adopted such strategies with the support of the CWSEI program, only one subsequently stopped using these…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, College Science
Madsen, Adrian; McKagan, Sarah B.; Sayre, Eleanor C. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
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) to answer several questions: (1) How does physics instruction impact students' beliefs? (2) When do physics majors develop expert-like beliefs? and (3) How do…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction, Physics
Warren, Aaron R. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2010
Students often make mistakes in physics courses and are expected to identify, correct, and learn from their mistakes, usually with some assistance from an instructor, textbook, or fellow students. This aid may come in many forms, such as problem solutions that are given to a class, tutoring to an individual student, or a peer discussion among…
Descriptors: Physics, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods
Thompson, John R.; Christensen, Warren M.; Wittmann, Michael C. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2011
We describe courses designed to help future teachers reflect on and discuss both physics content and student knowledge thereof. We use three kinds of activities: reading and discussing the literature, experiencing research-based curricular materials, and learning to use the basic research methods of physics education research. We present a general…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Physics, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Course Descriptions
Hitt, G. W.; Isakovic, A. F.; Fawwaz, O.; Bawa'aneh, M. S.; El-Kork, N.; Makkiyil, S.; Qattan, I. A. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
We report on efforts to design the "Collaborative Workshop Physics" (CWP) instructional strategy to deliver the first interactive engagement (IE) physics course at Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KU), United Arab Emirates (UAE). To our knowledge, this work reports the first calculus-based, introductory mechanics…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Grades (Scholastic), Language Proficiency
Karam, Ricardo – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
Physics education research has shown that students tend to struggle when trying to use mathematics in a meaningful way in physics (e.g., mathematizing a physical situation or making sense of equations). Concerning the possible reasons for these difficulties, little attention has been paid to the way mathematics is treated in physics instruction.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Physics, Role, Case Studies
Marshman, Emily; Singh, Chandralekha – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
Compared with introductory physics, relatively little is known about the development of expertise in advanced physics courses, especially in the case of quantum mechanics. Here, we describe a framework for understanding the patterns of student reasoning difficulties and how students develop expertise in quantum mechanics. The framework posits that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Quantum Mechanics, Mechanics (Physics), Logical Thinking
Benegas J.; Flores, J. Sirur – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
This longitudinal study reports the results of a replication of "Tutorials in Introductory Physics" in high schools of a Latin-American country. The main objective of this study was to examine the suitability of "Tutorials" for local science education reform. Conceptual learning of simple resistive electric circuits was…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Introductory Courses, Physics, High School Students
Effectiveness of Different Tutorial Recitation Teaching Methods and Its Implications for TA Training
Koenig, Kathleen M.; Endorf, Robert J.; Braun, Gregory A. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2007
We present results from a comparative study of student understanding for students who attended recitation classes that used different teaching methods. Student volunteers from our introductory calculus-based physics course attended a special recitation class that was taught using one of four different teaching methods. A total of 272 students were…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Physics, Introductory Courses, Science Instruction
Watkins, Jessica; Coffey, Janet E.; Redish, Edward F.; Cooke, Todd J. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2012
Educators and policy makers have advocated for reform of undergraduate biology education, calling for greater integration of mathematics and physics in the biology curriculum. While these calls reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of biology research, crossing disciplinary boundaries in the classroom carries epistemological challenges…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Physics, Biology, Undergraduate Students
Rudolph, Alexander L.; Lamine, Brahim; Joyce, Michael; Vignolles, Hélène; Consiglio, David – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
We report on a project to introduce interactive learning strategies (ILS) to physics classes at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, one of the leading science universities in France. In Spring 2012, instructors in two large introductory classes, first-year, second-semester mechanics, and second-year introductory electricity and magnetism,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interaction, Learning Strategies, Multiple Choice Tests