4460/5460 Schedule
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TUES: PER & Theory |
THURS: Pedagogy & Practice |
| 1) 8/28 | Introduction: State of Affairs Redish, Teaching Physics (TP), Chapter 1 (p5-15)
Fill-out Background Information on D2L |
Introduction to PER I Grads: Beichner Introduction to PER. Additional Resources: Identify Preliminary field-sites Complete: FMCE and statement of teaching philosophy |
| 2) 9/4 | Content-based / Conception- Based research / Early PER: D E Trowbridge and McDermott L C Investigation of student understanding of the concept of velocity in one dimensionAmerican Journal of Physics 48, 1020-1028 (1980). [one of the original PER papers] P.S. Shaffer and , and L C. McDermottA research-based approach to improving student understanding of the vector nature of kinematical concepts American Journal of Physics 73, 921 (2005) Grads: Pepper, et al, Observations on student difficulties with mathematics in upper-division electricity and magnetism, PRST: (2012) Optional: Nyguen & Meltzer, Initial understanding of vector concepts among students in introductory physics courses AJP (2003).
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Washington Tutorials Kinematics & 1-D Vectors Tutorials In Intro Physics, Instructor Guide, vii-xi, 7-8 Redish on Recitations and Tutorials Ch 8, pp 142-152 Tutorial in Physics, Kinnematics, (download / familiarize.) Grads Finkelstein/Pollock, Replicating ...PRST PER (2005),(UG Skim) |
| 3) 9/11 | Cognition I: Constructivism & Knowledge in Pieces 2) Posner, et al: Accomodation of Scientific Conception... 3) diSessa, Changing Minds Chapter 5 Grads def optional: Toward an Epistemology of Physics
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Peer Instruction Vectors, & 2-D kinematics-Vectors, & 2-D: Dubson Ch 3 or Knight: 3 Read Knight Five Easy Lesson page 81-94 (on NB).
Redish TP: 124-34
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| 4) 9/18 |
Cognition II: Situated Knowledge TP: Chap 2 29-45; (or to end of chapt 2) grads: Sfard On Two Metaphors. Grads: Skim Finkelstein: Context in the context .. optional: Papert.
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| 5) 9/25 | Hidden Curriculum: Attitudes & beliefs: Redish: chap 3 (pp 51 – 62) Hammer: Student resources for learning intro physics Madsen et al: meta-study, instruction and attitudes (Skim) grad: Hammer,Resources Framing Transfer. (optional): Perkins PERC (2010).
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More methods to supplement Lecture: JiTT and ILD’s
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| 6) 10/2 | Hidden Curricula ][: Metacognition: & and Social-Psychological Factors Redish: TP: chap 3, part 2 (pp 62 – 68) Metacognition: Schoenfeld: What’s all the fuss… grads: Elby: Helping Students Learn about learning. Survey of course/ next steps |
Metacogitive Curricula (Refining Intuition Tutorials and more)
Work and Energy Knight Energy p129-137 Redish TP: 152-156 Metacogitive Curricula
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| 7) 10/9 | Assessment & Evaluation I: Where are we at (in this class)? We are now approaching mid-term in this class. What do we know? Take the opportunity to review our prior readings/ NB dissucssions/ your summaries Come to class with questions
Outline of project due |
Assessment & Evaluation II: What PER says Redish Teaching Physics Chapter 4 grads: or Wilcox, Multiple Choice v. Free Reponse (2014). optional: Hake, 6000 student survey... FCI (1998)Ding, L., BEMA (E/M) [2006]
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| 8) 10/16 | More hidden curriculum --- Goals of physics education and PER Sanjoy Mahajan: PER: Or it’s so hard to find good help these days Fish_Why we built the ivory tower Larabee: Public Goods, Private Goods: The American Struggle Over Educational Goals [UG Skim for goals; Gr: Read] |
Apporaches to Broader Goals: Benezet, The Teaching of Arithmetic: The Story of an experiment Review of alternative school sites. Grads: Gray & Chanoff: Democratic Schooling
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| 9) 10/23 | Gender and Race in Physics Education
Schiebinger, L Has Feminism Changed Science. Steele, C. M. (1999). Thin ice. McIntosh, P. (2004). White privilege: ] Hyater-Adams, S, Intersectionality and Physics Identity Papers from PHys Rev 2016 Theme Issue of Gender in Physics
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Compass/CU-Prime/ Access-Network & Teaching
Daane, A.et al. (2017). Teaching About Racial Equity in Introductory Physics Courses. COMPASS/ACCESS-Network efforts |
| 10) 10/30 | Workshop on Projects |
Workshop on Projects: proposal review on NB |
| 11) 11/6 | Educational Transformation Sustaining /Scaling Theories of change, experiments in change and studies of physics education transformations. vote on last 3 weeks of class, and provide course feedabck on D2L |
Practices of Transformation Applying Theory to practice: reviewing scaling curricula |
| 12) 11/13 | SCALEUP / Workshop Physics Redish: Teaching Physics; pp. 170 – 180 (chap 9) [summary & nb] Beichner, R. "The SCALE-UP Project
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Attending (more) to Race & Gender in Physics Education Race and Physics Teaching: Articles from The Physics Teacher, September - December 2017 Gender in Physics A special collection highlighting the current state of the field of physics education research as it relates to gender in physics, Physical Review: Physics Education Research, 2016 |
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14) 11/27 |
Technology and Physics Education JOLT: High-Tech Tools for Teaching Physics MOOC vs. a Brick-and-Mortar Course Optional: When learning about the real world Review: PhET Site.. (project draft option 1 due date 11/28) |
Representaiton and Analogy Kohl: on Representations Podolefsky: Analogical Scaffolding Optional: Phys Rev papers on these |
14) 12/5 |
Examining the Curriculum AAPT / Phys Today: Commission on College Physics Otero: History of PER/ educaitonal reform in Physics- Review verions of UG curriculum. (project draft option 2: due date 12/5) |
Course Summary and Review Review where we have been and what else there is |
16) 12/ 12 |
(project second draft due (optional if you have a previous version submitted)- Dec 12, 5p) |
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17) 12/ 18 |
Final Exam Period: Wed Dec 20, 4:30-7:00p Final Projects Due Wed 12/20 5p |
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