Physics labs can be done with physical equipment or done virtually. It appears each has its own benefits.
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Will I get worse student evaluations if I switch to active learning? Probably not.
Many instructors fear that switching from lecture to active learning will result in worse student evaluations. That doesn’t appear to be the case.
Continue readingThis title is like an analogy; it should explain this post but it really doesn’t.
Analogies are used all of the time in physics education. But what makes a good analogy?
Continue readingThat’s no schematic, it’s a power box
Today’s post introduces a new type of representation for understanding circuits, the power box with multiple examples.
Continue readingHey instructors, your beliefs can affect students’ grades (and not in a positive way)
Minority students in classes with fixed-mindset instructors do worse than in classes with growth-mindset instructors.
Continue readingIs taking notes on paper better than taking notes on a computer? Y- Maybe?
Prior work has claimed that taking notes by hand is better than on a computer but this claim doesn’t appear to hold up.
Continue readingThe more decimals, the more confusion
As more decimal places are shown in data, high school students seem less able to draw correct conclusions.
Continue readingWho feels more capable of doing physics: women with “A”s or men with “C”s? The answer probably won’t surprise you.
Yep, women who perform the same as men perform don’t feel they are as capable of doing physics.
Continue readingBuy the pizza, have the grading party
Getting a group of instructors together to grade can be difficult, but it seems to be worth the hassle.
Continue readingWhat do students think about measuring the energy of a quantum state?
Students of various levels have difficulties determining the energy of a quantum state.
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