NC State Physics Education Research Group

Sample Talks by Group Members (in alphabetical order by author)

 

Allain, Beichner, "Student difficulties with electric potential and rate of change", presented at the winter meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Jan, 2001, San Diego, CA.

Allain, "How to Implement Peer Ranking with WebAssign", online instructions for using peer ranking

Allain, "Peer Ranking with WebAssign", an overview of peer ranking and its uses. Presented at the WebAssign User's Group meeting May 2000.

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Beichner, SCALE-UP, University of Texas--Austin, February 2004 (Keynote (44M) and compressed QuickTime (4.7M) versions available.)

Beichner, Designing a Course from Objectives, Winter meeting of the AAPT, Miami Beach, FL, January 2004 (Keynote (6.1M) and compressed QuickTime (1M) versions available)

Beichner, Assessing our Reforms, Conference on Reforming the Introductory Calculus-Based Physics Course, Arlington, VA, November 2003 (Keynote (3.2M), compressed QuickTime (1.5M), and pdf (424k) versions available)

Beichner, SCALE-UP, Conference on Reforming the Introductory Calculus-Based Physics Course, Arlington, VA, November 2003 (Keynote (45M) and compressed QuickTime (14M) versions available.)

Beichner, Using Technology to Teach Physics, Conference on Reforming the Introductory Calculus-Based Physics Course, Arlington, VA, November 2003 (Keynote (19M) and compressed QuickTime (4.8M) versions available. Some of the demos are in a Stuffit Archive.)

Beichner, SCALE-UP, Int'l Conference on College Teaching, Jacksonville, FL, April 2003 (Keynote (38M) and compressed QuickTime (14M) versions available)

Beichner, SCALE-UP, College of Charleston/The Citadel, April 2000 (pdf version also available)

Beichner, Inferential Statistics, PER Conference, San Antonio, TX, August 1999

Beichner, SCALE-UP: Lessons from Phase II, AAPT San Antonio, TX, August 1999

Beichner, SCALE-UP Classroom Layout, AAPT Lincoln, NE, August 1998

Beichner, SCALE-UP, Western PA Section AAPT, Erie, PA, October 1999

Beichner, Technology for Teaching Physics, AAPT New Faculty Workshop, College Park, MD

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Bonham, But is it Good for the Students?, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, April 2000

Bonham, A Comparison of Computer-Based and Paper-Based Homework, AAPT Antonio, TX, August 1999

Bonham, Group Problem Solving Using Multimedia Focused Problems, AAPT Anaheim, CA, January 1999

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Chabay, Kohlmyer, Sherwood, Students' Approaches to Hard Problems I: Traditional Course, AAPT Boise, ID, August, 2002 (Part II, Kohlmyer, Chabay, Sherwood)

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Dancy, Allain, "Web-Based Assessment", Invited talk presented at the winter meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Jan, 2001, San Diego, CA.

Dancy, Expert-Novice Problem Solving of Non-Traditional Problems, AAPT Antonio, TX, August 1999

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Deardorff, "Introductory Physics Student's Treatment (or Ignoring) of Measurement Uncertainty", presented at the summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, July, 2001, Rochester, NY (Mac user)

Deardorff, An Assessment of Students' Understanding of Measurement Uncertainty, AAPT San Antonio, TX, August 1999 

Deardorff, Assessing Students' Understanding of Measurement Uncertainty, AAPT Anaheim, CA, January 1999 

Deardorff, Differences Among Experts Regarding the Expression of Measurement Uncertainty, APS Centennial, Atlanta, GA, March 1999 

Deardorff, How Much Do Students Really Learn from Physics Labs?, NC Section, AAPT, Boone, NC, October 1999

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Ding, Beichner, Chabay, Sherwood, Evaluating and Using BEMA: Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment, AAPT Sacramento, CA, August, 2004

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Kim, S., Beichner, Students Understanding Math in Physics Problem Solving, AAPT Sacramento, CA, August, 2004

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Kohlmyer, Chabay, Sherwood, Assessing and Revising Computer Modeling Instruction in "Matter and Interactions", AAPT Sacramento, CA, August, 2004

Kohlmyer, Chabay, Sherwood, Observing Students' Difficulties with Computer Modeling, AAPT Madison, WI, August, 2003

Kohlmyer, Chabay, Sherwood, Students' Approaches to Hard Problems II: Reform Course, AAPT Boise, ID, August, 2002 (Part I, Chabay, Kohlmyer, Sherwood)

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Kuo, et. al., Physics Problem Solving and Metacognition - Different Descriptions by Different Instructors, AAPT Albuquerque, NM, January, 2005

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Saul, Evaluation of PER-Based Group Activities in Large Lecture Classes, AAPT San Antonio, TX, August 1999 

Saul, FCI Evaluation of Traditional and Research-Based Introductory Physics Curricula, AAPT Lincoln, NE, August 1998 

Saul, Issues in Secondary Implementations of Workshop Physics, AAPT Anaheim, CA, January 1998