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Editorial: Focused Collection: Gender in Physics

Eric Brewe and Vashti Sawtelle

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020001 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Editorial: Call for Papers Focused Collection of Physical Review Physics Education Research Astronomy Education Research

Charles Henderson

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020002 (2016) - Published 12 August, 2016

Editorial: Never mind the gap: Gender-related research in Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2005–2016

Rachel Scherr

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020003 (2016) - Published 30 November, 2016

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

Gender discrimination in physics and astronomy: Graduate student experiences of sexism and gender microaggressions

Ramón S. Barthelemy, Melinda McCormick, and Charles Henderson

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020119 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Interview study with women in graduate physics and astronomy programs regarding their experiences with sexism, discrimination, and particularly microagressions.

Masculinities and experimental practices in physics: The view from three case studies

Allison J. Gonsalves, Anna Danielsson, and Helena Pettersson

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020120 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Identity used as a performance lens to illustrate how masculinity studies are consequential for understanding gender dynamics in the physics community.

Quicker method for assessing influences on teaching assistant buy-in and practices in reformed courses

Matthew Wilcox, Yuehai Yang, and Jacquelyn J. Chini

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020123 (2016) - Published 5 August, 2016

Towards a model of the influences that shape teaching assistants’ buy-in and practices in implementing active learning instruction.

Effects of the learning assistant model on teacher practice

Kara E. Gray, David C. Webb, and Valerie K. Otero

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020126 (2016) - Published 1 September, 2016

K-12 teachers who served as undergraduate learning assistants during during their preservice preparation use higher levels of reformed teaching than their peers.

ARTICLES

Discussing underrepresentation as a means to facilitating female students’ physics identity development

Robynne M. Lock and Zahra Hazari

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020101 (2016) - Published 5 July, 2016

Explicit discussions of the underrepresentation of women in science can change the way that female students interpret their experiences and potential futures as scientists.

High school students’ representations and understandings of electric fields

Ying Cao and Bárbara M. Brizuela

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020102 (2016) - Published 7 July, 2016

A preliminary investigation of Chinese high school students’ productive resources for learning about electric fields.

Examining and contrasting the cognitive activities engaged in undergraduate research experiences and lab courses

N. G. Holmes and Carl E. Wieman

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020103 (2016) - Published 12 July, 2016

Comparison of cognitive activities students use in undergraduate research experiences and lab courses to those required for experimental research.

Gender gaps and gendered action in a first-year physics laboratory

James Day, Jared B. Stang, N. G. Holmes, Dhaneesh Kumar, and D. A. Bonn

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020104 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Examination of gender gaps and potential sources of gender gaps through laboratory observations.

Gender, experience, and self-efficacy in introductory physics

Jayson M. Nissen and Jonathan T. Shemwell

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020105 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Using an in-the-moment sampling technique the differences between men and women’s self-efficacy in different activity areas is investigated.

Beneath the numbers: A review of gender disparities in undergraduate education across science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines

Sarah L. Eddy and Sara E. Brownell

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020106 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Gender disparities beyond physics on measures that have been correlated with a focus on identifying underlying mechanisms to understand how these inequalities arise.

Student evaluations of physics teachers: On the stability and persistence of gender bias

Geoff Potvin and Zahra Hazari

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020107 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

The relationship between student gender and physics identity in evaluating high school physics teachers, finding that students who identify strongly with physics show a stronger bias in favor of male high school physics teachers.

Women in physics: A comparison to science, technology, engineering, and math education over four decades

Linda J. Sax, Kathleen J. Lehman, Ramón S. Barthelemy, and Gloria Lim

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020108 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Four decades of data exploring how women’s interest and intention to major in physics has changed over time in comparison to other fields.

Women’s and men’s career choices in astronomy and astrophysics

Rachel Ivie, Susan White, and Raymond Y. Chu

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020109 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Longitudinal study of astronomy graduate students that identifies factors contributing to retention in general with a focus on gender.

Fitting in or opting out: A review of key social-psychological factors influencing a sense of belonging for women in physics

Karyn L. Lewis, Jane G. Stout, Steven J. Pollock, Noah D. Finkelstein, and Tiffany A. Ito

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020110 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Review of empirical and theoretical literature on the importance of sense of belonging in academic contexts including recommendations for physics educators.

Differences in gender performance on competitive physics selection tests

Kate Wilson, David Low, Matthew Verdon, and Alix Verdon

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020111 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Comparison of performance on competitive physics tests among Australian high school students revealing gender gaps.

Gender gap or program gap? Students’ negotiations of study practice in a course in electromagnetism

Staffan Andersson and Anders Johansson

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020112 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

A qualitative study of student perceptions of practice in physics identifies differences by physics program rather than by gender.

Educational pathways of Black women physicists: Stories of experiencing and overcoming obstacles in life

Katemari Rosa and Felicia Moore Mensah

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020113 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

A case study analysis of successful Black women, with PhDs in physics, and the key themes that led to their success.

Enriching gender in physics education research: A binary past and a complex future

Adrienne L. Traxler, Ximena C. Cid, Jennifer Blue, and Ramón Barthelemy

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020114 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Reflection on two decades of work on gender in physics education research, which synthesizes past results and argues for new lenses on gender in physics.

Gender compatibility, math-gender stereotypes, and self-concepts in math and physics

Ravinder Koul, Thanita Lerdpornkulrat, and Chanut Poondej

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020115 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Feeling content with one’s gender identity interacts with math-gender stereotypes to predict self-concept in math and physics.

Social cognitive perspective of gender disparities in undergraduate physics

Angela M. Kelly

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020116 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

A synthesis of sociopsychological theories and research to establish a framework for exploring pathways and targeted interventions for the low representation of women in post-secondary physics.

“If I had to do it, then I would”: Understanding early middle school students’ perceptions of physics and physics-related careers by gender

Emily A. Dare and Gillian H. Roehrig

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020117 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

A study examining perceptions of 6th grade students regarding physics and physics-related careers.

How gender and reformed introductory physics impacts student success in advanced physics courses and continuation in the physics major

Idaykis Rodriguez, Geoff Potvin, and Laird H. Kramer

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020118 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

There is no penalty in upper-level courses on physics majors who take introductory physics in an active learning format.

Gender discrimination in physics and astronomy: Graduate student experiences of sexism and gender microaggressions

Ramón S. Barthelemy, Melinda McCormick, and Charles Henderson

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020119 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Interview study with women in graduate physics and astronomy programs regarding their experiences with sexism, discrimination, and particularly microagressions.

Masculinities and experimental practices in physics: The view from three case studies

Allison J. Gonsalves, Anna Danielsson, and Helena Pettersson

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020120 (2016) - Published 1 August, 2016

Identity used as a performance lens to illustrate how masculinity studies are consequential for understanding gender dynamics in the physics community.

Video observation as a tool to analyze and modify an electronics laboratory

Pieter Coppens, Johan Van den Bossche, and Mieke De Cock

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020121 (2016) - Published 2 August, 2016

A video observation protocol to assess and improve laboratory activities.

Experimental validation of the half-length Force Concept Inventory

Jing Han, Kathleen Koenig, Lili Cui, Joseph Fritchman, Dan Li, Wanyi Sun, Zhao Fu, and Lei Bao

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020122 (2016) - Published 4 August, 2016

Half-length versions of the Force Concept Inventory provide equivalent scores to the full-length inventory while reducing administration time and eliminating possible item memorization effects.

Quicker method for assessing influences on teaching assistant buy-in and practices in reformed courses

Matthew Wilcox, Yuehai Yang, and Jacquelyn J. Chini

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020123 (2016) - Published 5 August, 2016

Towards a model of the influences that shape teaching assistants’ buy-in and practices in implementing active learning instruction.

Beyond performance metrics: Examining a decrease in students’ physics self-efficacy through a social networks lens

Remy Dou, Eric Brewe, Justyna P. Zwolak, Geoff Potvin, Eric A. Williams, and Laird H. Kramer

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020124 (2016) - Published 9 August, 2016

Using social network analysis to understand drops in student self-efficacy in introductory physics.

Student satisfaction in interactive engagement-based physics classes

Jon D. H. Gaffney and Amy L. Housley Gaffney

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020125 (2016) - Published 23 August, 2016

Understanding and reducing student resistance to interactive engagement instructional strategies.

Effects of the learning assistant model on teacher practice

Kara E. Gray, David C. Webb, and Valerie K. Otero

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020126 (2016) - Published 1 September, 2016

K-12 teachers who served as undergraduate learning assistants during during their preservice preparation use higher levels of reformed teaching than their peers.

Development and evaluation of a tutorial to improve students’ understanding of a lock-in amplifier

Seth DeVore, Alexandre Gauthier, Jeremy Levy, and Chandralekha Singh

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020127 (2016) - Published 6 September, 2016

Development and evaluation of a research-based tutorial to help students develop an understanding of the lock-in amplifier.

Investigating the effect of question-driven pedagogy on the development of physics teacher candidates’ pedagogical content knowledge

Marina Milner-Bolotin, Davor Egersdorfer, and Murugan Vinayagam

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020128 (2016) - Published 7 September, 2016

Preservice teacher preparation courses can use online feedback to help teacher candidates improve their questioning skills.

Lab notebooks as scientific communication: Investigating development from undergraduate courses to graduate research

Jacob T. Stanley and H. J. Lewandowski

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020129 (2016) - Published 14 September, 2016

Physics graduate students do not learn how to maintain a lab notebook through formal instruction.

Research-based assessment of students’ beliefs about experimental physics: When is gender a factor?

Bethany R. Wilcox and H. J. Lewandowski

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020130 (2016) - Published 16 September, 2016

Exploring the gender gap in student attitudes towards laboratory-focused physics courses.

Using module analysis for multiple choice responses: A new method applied to Force Concept Inventory data

Eric Brewe, Jesper Bruun, and Ian G. Bearden

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020131 (2016) - Published 20 September, 2016

Introducing module analysis as an alternative to factor analysis for understanding student responses on multiple-choice conceptual inventories.

Open-ended versus guided laboratory activities:Impact on students’ beliefs about experimental physics

Bethany R. Wilcox and H. J. Lewandowski

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020132 (2016) - Published 3 October, 2016

Students in lab courses with open-ended lab activities have more expertlike beliefs about experimental physics than student in more traditional lab courses.

Case study evaluating Just-In-Time Teaching and Peer Instruction using clickers in a quantum mechanics course

Ryan Sayer, Emily Marshman, and Chandralekha Singh

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020133 (2016) - Published 18 October, 2016

A set of in-class reading quizzes and clicker questions leads to improved student learning in a quantum mechanics course.

Qualitative investigation into students’ use of divergence and curl in electromagnetism

Laurens Bollen, Paul van Kampen, Charles Baily, and Mieke De Cock

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020134 (2016) - Published 19 October, 2016

Undergraduate physics majors have difficulties relating the mathematical representations of fields in terms of divergence and curl to field diagrams.

Analysis test of understanding of vectors with the three-parameter logistic model of item response theory and item response curves technique

Suttida Rakkapao, Singha Prasitpong, and Kwan Arayathanitkul

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020135 (2016) - Published 25 October, 2016

An example of the use of item response theory to assess multiple-choice conceptual instruments.

Assessing the interactivity and prescriptiveness of faculty professional development workshops: The real-time professional development observation tool

Alice Olmstead and Chandra Turpen

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020136 (2016) - Published 25 October, 2016

The development and use of the real-time professional development observation tool, which can document the form and focus of faculty’s engagement during workshops.

Making of epistemologically sophisticated physics teachers: A cross-sequential study of epistemological progression from preservice to in-service teachers

Lin Ding and Ping Zhang

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020137 (2016) - Published 2 November, 2016

Chinese teachers exhibit a nonlinear progression in their attitudes about learning physics as they move from preuniversity students to practicing teachers.

Examining the effects of testwiseness in conceptual physics evaluations

Seth DeVore, John Stewart, and Gay Stewart

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020138 (2016) - Published 10 November, 2016

Most conceptual inventories used in physics education research contain questions that are affected by the test taking strategies of students.

Development of the kinetic molecular theory of gases concept inventory: Preliminary results on university students’ misconceptions

Nataša Erceg, Ivica Aviani, Vanes Mešić, Matko Glunčić, and Gordana Žauhar

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020139 (2016) - Published 16 November, 2016

Introducing the 22-item kinetic molecular theory of gases concept inventory.

Connecting self-efficacy and views about the nature of science in undergraduate research experiences

Gina M. Quan and Andrew Elby

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020140 (2016) - Published 21 November, 2016

Students’ self-efficacy about research may be coupled with their views about the nature of science.

Dissociative conceptual and quantitative problem solving outcomes across interactive engagement and traditional format introductory physics

Mark A. McDaniel, Siera M. Stoen, Regina F. Frey, Zachary E. Markow, K. Mairin Hynes, Jiuqing Zhao, and Michael J. Cahill

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020141 (2016) - Published 22 November, 2016

Instructional strategies that improve conceptual understanding in introductory physics do not necessarily result in improved problem solving performance.

Exclusively visual analysis of classroom group interactions

Laura Tucker, Rachel E. Scherr, Todd Zickler, and Eric Mazur

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020142 (2016) - Published 30 November, 2016

Meaningful classroom observations can be made without audio information.

Analysis of student engagement in an online annotation system in the context of a flipped introductory physics class

Kelly Miller, Sacha Zyto, David Karger, Junehee Yoo, and Eric Mazur

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020143 (2016) - Published 14 December, 2016

Meaningful engagement in online discussions improves student learning.

Solving problems to learn concepts, how does it happen? A case for buoyancy

Laura Buteler and Enrique Coleoni

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020144 (2016) - Published 16 December, 2016

Using coordination class theory to understand conceptual progress of students independently of the correctness of their conceptual understanding.

Validity of peer grading using Calibrated Peer Review in a guided-inquiry, conceptual physics course

Edward Price, Fred Goldberg, Steve Robinson, and Michael McKean

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020145 (2016) - Published 22 December, 2016

Calibrated Peer Review is an effective and practical way to engage students in the science practices of constructing and evaluating explanations.

Can dual processing theory explain physics students’ performance on the Force Concept Inventory?

Anna K. Wood, Ross K. Galloway, and Judy Hardy

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 023101 (2016) - Published 28 July, 2016

Demonstration of the dual processing theory as a way to understand learning and assessment in introductory physics.

Representing uncertainty on model analysis plots

Trevor I. Smith

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 023102 (2016) - Published 19 September, 2016

A method for adding error bars to model analysis plots.

COMMENTS

Comment on “Benefits of completing homework for students with different aptitudes in an introductory electricity and magnetism course”

G. W. Rieger, S. A. Reinsberg, and C. E. Wieman

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 028001 (2016) - Published 16 November, 2016

Reply to “Comment on “Benefits of completing homework for students with different aptitudes in an introductory electricity and magnetism course””

F. J. Kontur, K. de La Harpe, and N. B. Terry

Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 028002 (2016) - Published 16 November, 2016

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