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Javier Pulgar; Diego Ramírez; Cristian Candia – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Social learning, the ability to perceive, interpret, and assess the behavior of one's peers, is crucial for forming meaningful relationships and succeeding in various learning environments. Yet, the rise of online and hybrid settings poses new challenges to socialization. Here, we study the social interactions among 191 high school physics…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Online Courses, Physics, Science Instruction
Jie Yang; Qing X. Ryan; Shiyu Gao; Xijia Guo – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
To explore the self-efficacy and physics identity of students across various physics career trajectories, as well as to delve into the motivations of male and female students in choosing to major in physics and pursue teaching, we conducted a survey within the Department of Physics at East China Normal University. This institution offers…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Self Efficacy, Self Concept, Student Attitudes
David T. Brookes; Mc Kenna Wallace; Michael Nelson; Anna Karelina; Peter Bohacek; Matthew Vonk; Eugenia Ektina – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and new directions.] In this paper, we describe the results of a research project whose goals were to (1) develop and implement video-based experimental investigations using the Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) approach and (2) study how…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Science Process Skills, Laboratory Equipment, Science Experiments
Qiuye Li; Shaorui Xu; Yushan Xiong; Wei He; Shaona Zhou – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
A significant proportion of universities throughout the world switched from conventional face-to-face course delivery to emergency remote teaching (ERT) in response to the pervasive COVID-19 outbreak. A series of challenges are faced by both teachers and students as a result of the rapid and abrupt switch to ERT. Within the context of ERT, physics…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education
Alexandra Werth; Colin G. West; Nidhal Sulaiman; H. J. Lewandowski – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have emerged as a promising approach to enhance undergraduate STEM education by engaging students in authentic discovery. CUREs integrate genuine research projects into undergraduate courses, providing students with a real research experience while earning academic credit. While CUREs offer…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physics, Research Training, Undergraduate Students
Heather B. Hewitt; Molly N. Simon; Chris Mead; Skylar Grayson; Grace L. Beall; Robert T. Zellem; Kalée Tock; Kyle A. Pearson – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) have been shown to provide students with a variety of learning benefits including better conceptual understanding, improved critical thinking and data literacy skills, and increased interest in pursuing scientific careers. Additionally, CUREs provide students with opportunities to participate…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Program Development, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Muhammad Aswin Rangkuti; Ricardo Karam – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Despite its crucial importance in physics, there are not many studies focusing on student difficulties and teaching strategies related to the (1D) wave equation in the PER literature. In order to contribute to fill this gap, we conducted a study with university students which focused on specific aspects that are crucial for understanding this…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
Stephen Hackler; Emily Elliott; Mark Eichenlaub; Alison M. Sweeney – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
The increasing and diversifying student enrollments in introductory physics courses make reliable, valid, and usable instruments for measuring student skills and gains ever more important. In introductory physics, in addition to teaching facts about mechanics, we also seek to teach our students the skills of "thinking like a physicist,"…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Thinking Skills, Test Construction
Fabian Kieser; Peter Wulff; Jochen Kuhn; Stefan Küchemann – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Generative AI technologies such as large language models show novel potential to enhance educational research. For example, generative large language models were shown to be capable of solving quantitative reasoning tasks in physics and concept tests such as the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). Given the importance of such concept inventories for…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software
Amy D. Robertson; Lisa M. Goodhew; Lauren C. Bauman; Brynna Hansen; Anne T. Alesandrini – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Qualitative Methods in PER: A Critical Examination.] Identifying student ideas about particular physics topics is one of the earliest and longest-standing foci of physics education research. This paper presents a method for identifying common conceptual resources for understanding physics, using…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Science Process Skills, Science Tests
Lisabeth M. Santana; Chandralekha Singh – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
This research focuses on the experiences of six undergraduate white women who are physics and astronomy majors. Specifically we conducted semistructured, empathetic interviews that reveal how uncomfortable physics environments inside and outside of the classroom, which were often propagated by male instructors and peers, excluded undergraduate…
Descriptors: Physics, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Students, Females
Meagan Sundstrom; Rebeckah K. Fussell; Anna McLean Phillips; Mark Akubo; Scott E. Allen; David Hammer; Rachel E. Scherr; N. G. Holmes – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and new directions.] Research on nontraditional laboratory (lab) activities in physics shows that students often expect to verify predetermined results, as takes place in traditional lab activities. This understanding of what is taking place, or…
Descriptors: Science Education, Nontraditional Education, Science Laboratories, Physics
Leonora Kaldaras; Carl Wieman – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
The ability to express scientific concepts in mathematical terms and integrate scientific and mathematical reasoning about a phenomenon is a foundational cognitive process involved in scientific thinking. This process called "blended math-science sensemaking" (MSS) is a desired skill for all science, technology, engineering, and math…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, College Science, Undergraduate Students
Simon Zacharias Lahme; Pascal Klein; Antti Lehtinen; Andreas Müller; Pekka Pirinen; Lucija Roncevic; Ana Sušac – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Physics lab courses permanently undergo transformations, in recent times especially to adapt to the emergence of new digital technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic in which digital technologies facilitated distance learning. Since these transformations often occur within individual institutions, it is useful to get an overview of these…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Physics, Educational Technology
Victoria Borish; H. J. Lewandowski – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Quantum mechanics is a field often considered very mathematical, abstract, and unintuitive. One way some instructors are hoping to help familiarize their students with these complex topics is to have the students see quantum effects in experiments in undergraduate instructional labs. Here, we present results from an interview study about what it…
Descriptors: Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Undergraduate Students, Educational Objectives