Geoff Potvin, Zahra Hazari, Raina Khatri, Hemeng Cheng, T. Blake Head, Robynne M. Lock, Anne F. Kornahrens, Kathryne Sparks Woodle, Rebecca E. Vieyra, Beth A. Cunningham, Laird Kramer, and Theodore Hodapp
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010126 (2023) - Published 7 April, 2023
Quantitative evidence is presented that counter the normative cultural ones as to who does physics and why one does physics, helps to support women and minoritized groups in envisioning a future for themselves in physics.
Giaco Corsiglia, Steven Pollock, and Gina Passante
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010109 (2023) - Published 21 February, 2023
The majority of students enter quantum mechanics expecting the subject to be nonintuitive or less intuitive than other courses.
Victoria Borish and H. J. Lewandowski
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010117 (2023) - Published 3 March, 2023
Single-photon experiments are used to teach quantum phenomena in a wide variety of ways and with a wide variety of learning goals.
Franziska Greinert, Rainer Müller, Philipp Bitzenbauer, Malte S. Ubben, and Kim-Alessandro Weber
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010137 (2023) - Published 5 June, 2023
A survey of experts to map requirements and forecasts for the future quantum workforce.
Johanna Larsson and Anna T. Danielsson
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010140 (2023) - Published 13 June, 2023
It is important for women physics teacher candidates to have the option to participate in physics without needing to adopt physics norms associated with nerdiness.
Teemu Hynninen, Henna Pesonen, Olli Lintu, and Petriina Paturi
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010101 (2023) - Published 5 January, 2023
In person introductory physics courses provide sufficient support to allow most low-performing students to pass, while remote learning during COVID did not.
Ramón Barthelemy, MacKenzie Lenz, Alexis Knaub, Jordan Gerton, and Pearl Sandick
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010102 (2023) - Published 9 January, 2023
Policy changes can make a difference in the lives of graduate students, and help mitigate potential negative experiences, but may not address all challenges and issues within a department’s culture.
Esmeralda Campos, Eder Hernandez, Pablo Barniol, and Genaro Zavala
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010103 (2023) - Published 24 January, 2023
In introductory physics, problem solving with Gauss’s and Ampere’s laws should start with their full integral or differential form rather than with a simplified version.
Tao Tu, Chuan-Feng Li, Jin-Shi Xu, and Guang-Can Guo
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010104 (2023) - Published 1 February, 2023
Undergraduate quantum mechanics students make a variety of errors when attempting to use delta functions to solve problems.
Clausell Mathis, Abigail R. Daane, Brandon Rodriguez, Jessica Hernandez, and Tra Huynh
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010105 (2023) - Published 7 February, 2023
Physics instructors’ conceptions of knowledge can be entangled with their enactment of culturally relevant pedagogy; improving instructor conceptions might be one route to increase the use of culturally relevant instruction.
Nathan Crossette, Lincoln D. Carr, and Bethany R. Wilcox
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010106 (2023) - Published 8 February, 2023
The context and environment in which a course is situated play more important roles in fostering a correlation between student collaboration and course performance than whether the course format is virtual, hybrid, or in-person.
Emily M. Stump, Matthew Dew, Sophia Jeon, and N. G. Holmes
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010107 (2023) - Published 9 February, 2023
Undergraduate physics instructors should structure group work in such a way as to support women in taking on leadership roles.
J. Caleb Speirs, Robyn Leuteritz, Thanh K. Lê, Rose Deng, and Shawn W. Ell
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010108 (2023) - Published 14 February, 2023
Instructional approaches should seek to improve explicit reflective reasoning processes as well as implicit reflexive processes.
Giaco Corsiglia, Steven Pollock, and Gina Passante
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010109 (2023) - Published 21 February, 2023
The majority of students enter quantum mechanics expecting the subject to be nonintuitive or less intuitive than other courses.
Maxwell Franklin, Eric Brewe, and Annette R. Ponnock
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010110 (2023) - Published 21 February, 2023
Women who join physics because of the community are less likely to remain in physics after finishing their undergraduate studies.
Vincent P. Coletta
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010111 (2023) - Published 21 February, 2023
Class normalized gains over the population of courses is consistent with a normal distribution.
Jiabei Lin, Yuting Xing, Yudi Hu, Jian Zhang, Lei Bao, Kaiqing Luo, Keke Yu, and Yang Xiao
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010112 (2023) - Published 23 February, 2023
Experimental evidence in support of models of conceptual change advocating the coexistence of alternative conceptions, where initial misconceptions are surpassed by rather than entirely supplanted by scientific conceptions.
Jianlan Wang, Yuanhua Wang, Kyle Wipfli, Beth Thacker, and Stephanie Hart
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010113 (2023) - Published 23 February, 2023
Two new instruments to assess learning assistants’ pedagogical content knowledge related to questioning in the context of introductory physics.
Shuaishuai Mi, Jianqiang Ye, Yan Li, and Hualin Bi
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010114 (2023) - Published 28 February, 2023
The development and validation of a conceptual survey to assess introductory physics students’ understanding of electrostatics.
Amy D. Robertson, Verónica Vélez, W. Tali Hairston, and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010115 (2023) - Published 1 March, 2023
Race consciousness encourages physicists to become aware of the ways in which white supremacy shapes physics culture and imagine how to make physics a more equitable discipline.
Nidhal Sulaiman, Alexandra Werth, and H. J. Lewandowski
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010116 (2023) - Published 2 March, 2023
Students can have different lab experiences depending on their identity; this should be accounted for when designing instruction.
Victoria Borish and H. J. Lewandowski
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010117 (2023) - Published 3 March, 2023
Single-photon experiments are used to teach quantum phenomena in a wide variety of ways and with a wide variety of learning goals.
Amogh Sirnoorkar, Paul D. O. Bergeron, and James T. Laverty
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010118 (2023) - Published 8 March, 2023
An examination of the interplay between modeling and sensemaking in the solving of physics problems.
Zachary Richards and Angela M. Kelly
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010119 (2023) - Published 22 March, 2023
Enrolling in a community college astronomy course has the potential to make STEM fields accessible to students who might not otherwise have this aspiration or opportunity.
Silvia Galano, Antonella Liccardo, Anna Lisa Amodeo, Marianna Crispino, Oreste Tarallo, and Italo Testa
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010120 (2023) - Published 22 March, 2023
It is important to focus on girls’ own perception of competency and responsibility in addition to focusing on sense of belonging and recognition.
A. M. Phillips, E. J. Gouvea, B. E. Gravel, P.-H. Beachemin, and T. J. Atherton
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010121 (2023) - Published 30 March, 2023
Introduction and use of an expanded model of computational physics practices to design and evaluate a computational physics course.
Kristin Fiedler, Marcus Kubsch, Knut Neumann, and Jeffrey Nordine
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010122 (2023) - Published 30 March, 2023
Use of fields in middle school physics instruction can support students’ understanding of energy.
Zachary Felker and Zhongzhou Chen
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010123 (2023) - Published 30 March, 2023
A planning prompt can improve student studying behavior on specific upcoming assignments, but does not change their studying habits for future assignments.
Kristin A. Oliver, Alexandra Werth, and H. J. Lewandowski
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010124 (2023) - Published 30 March, 2023
Students felt engaged in authentic research within a large enrollment, online laboratory course environment.
Gary White, Tiffany-Rose Sikorski, Justin Landay, and Maryam Ahmed
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010125 (2023) - Published 7 April, 2023
Limiting case analysis likely plays a pivotal role in the development of adaptive physics expertise.
Geoff Potvin, Zahra Hazari, Raina Khatri, Hemeng Cheng, T. Blake Head, Robynne M. Lock, Anne F. Kornahrens, Kathryne Sparks Woodle, Rebecca E. Vieyra, Beth A. Cunningham, Laird Kramer, and Theodore Hodapp
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010126 (2023) - Published 7 April, 2023
Quantitative evidence is presented that counter the normative cultural ones as to who does physics and why one does physics, helps to support women and minoritized groups in envisioning a future for themselves in physics.
Dazhen Tong, Jia Liu, Yechao Sun, Qiaoyi Liu, Xiangqun Zhang, Sudong Pan, and Lei Bao
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010127 (2023) - Published 13 April, 2023
Introductory physics instruction related to mechanical energy should place more emphasis on teaching the central idea and connect it to different contexts, problems, and other concepts.
Beth A. Lindsey, MacKenzie R. Stetzer, J. Caleb Speirs, William N. Ferm, Jr., and Alexander van Hulten
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010128 (2023) - Published 20 April, 2023
Introductory physics students are capable of following the solution to a qualitative problem using step-by-step reasoning, even for tasks for which they are not likely to generate the correct reasoning on their own.
Srividya Suresh and Andrew F. Heckler
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010129 (2023) - Published 25 April, 2023
It may be possible to leverage student concern about ability or performance compared to others in order to improve success in introductory physics courses.
Muxin Zhang, Jason Morphew, and Tim Stelzer
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010130 (2023) - Published 27 April, 2023
A mock exam before the actual exam impacts students’ intentions for studying but not their actual study behaviors, nor does it facilitate metacognition.
Fatema Al-Salmani, Jordan Johnson, and Beth Thacker
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010131 (2023) - Published 4 May, 2023
It may be possible to create online introductory physics courses that develop student thinking skills as well as in person courses.
Gerd Kortemeyer
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010132 (2023) - Published 11 May, 2023
ChatGPT could narrowly pass a standard lecture-based introductory physics course series.
R. G. Tobin, Sara J. Lacy, and Sally Crissman
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010133 (2023) - Published 15 May, 2023
Students who appear to have learned some concepts may revert to preinstruction, common sense understanding of these concepts when presented with them in certain situations.
Nicholas T. Young, N. Verboncoeur, Dao Chi Lam, and Marcos D. Caballero
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010134 (2023) - Published 15 May, 2023
Rubric-based holistic review is a method that could make the graduate admissions process in physics more equitable.
Dina Zohrabi Alaee and Benjamin M. Zwickl
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010135 (2023) - Published 15 May, 2023
Online undergraduate research programs may be a way to expand access to undergraduate research experiences.
Amy D. Robertson, Trà Huỳnh, Clausell Mathis, Lauren C. Bauman, and Rachel E. Scherr
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010136 (2023) - Published 2 June, 2023
This paper explores how professional development using a multicultural education framework can help physics teachers to better integrate physics concepts and equity.
Franziska Greinert, Rainer Müller, Philipp Bitzenbauer, Malte S. Ubben, and Kim-Alessandro Weber
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010137 (2023) - Published 5 June, 2023
A survey of experts to map requirements and forecasts for the future quantum workforce.
Sijia Liu, Shaorui Xu, Qiuye Li, Hua Xiao, and Shaona Zhou
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010138 (2023) - Published 5 June, 2023
The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics identity instrument is a valid and reliable tool to assess four aspects of the identity in middle and high school students.
W. K. Black, Rebecca L. Matz, Mark Mills, and A. E. Evrard
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010139 (2023) - Published 7 June, 2023
Encouraging students to do at least one practice problem a day puts them above the median study habit and can benefit students by up to three quarters of a letter grade.
Johanna Larsson and Anna T. Danielsson
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010140 (2023) - Published 13 June, 2023
It is important for women physics teacher candidates to have the option to participate in physics without needing to adopt physics norms associated with nerdiness.
Fernanda Ostermann, Cláudio J. de H. Cavalcanti, Matheus M. Nascimento, and Nathan W. Lima
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010141 (2023) - Published 20 June, 2023
A Bakhtinian approach is used to demonstrate another way to analyze discourse studies in physics education research.
Merten Nikolay Dahlkemper, Simon Zacharias Lahme, and Pascal Klein
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010142 (2023) - Published 23 June, 2023
When their prior knowledge is sufficient, students can evaluate the scientific quality of ChatGPT responses and sample solutions to qualitative physics problems.
Alexis Olsho, Trevor I. Smith, Philip Eaton, Charlotte Zimmerman, Andrew Boudreaux, and Suzanne White Brahmia
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 013101 (2023) - Published 2 February, 2023
Online and paper administration methods of multiple-choice-multiple-response test items provide different pictures of student reasoning.
Eder Hernandez, Esmeralda Campos, Pablo Barniol, and Genaro Zavala
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 013102 (2023) - Published 25 April, 2023
The concept of magnetic circulation is more challenging for students than that of electric flux.
Amanda Nemeth, Christopher Wheatley, and John Stewart
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 013103 (2023) - Published 24 May, 2023
Student achievement, attendance rates, and assignment completion rates were similar before and after the pandemic.
M. B. Weissman
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 018001 (2023) - Published 23 June, 2023
Sonja Cwik and Chandralekha Singh
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 018002 (2023) - Published 23 June, 2023