T. A. Nieminen
Project-based assessment, in the form of take-home exams, was trialed in an honours/masters level electromagnetic theory course. This assessment formed an integral part of the learning experience of the students, and students felt that this was effective method of learning.
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Student Perspectives on Traditional Pedagogy Used in Graduate Physics Coursework
该研究聚焦美国一所R1物理博士项目，通过对14名学生的半结构化访谈及对其中5次的主题分析，探讨学生对研究生物理课程传统教学法的看法，揭示传统被动讲授法的普遍性及学生对研究相关内容的重视。
What does it mean to think like a physicist? Insights from physics graduate students
研究探讨了物理研究生如何定义像物理学家一样思考，发现核心课程强调数学技巧而忽视概念发展，而选修课和研究经历更有效促进概念理解与身份认同。
While there exists a significant number of web interactives for introductory physics, students are almost never shown the computer code that generates these interactives even when the physics parts of these programs are relatively simple. Building off of a set of carefully-designed classical mechanics programming exercises that were constructed with this goal in mind, we present a series of electromagnetism programming exercises in a browser-based framework called p5.js. Importantly, this framework can be used to highlight the physics aspects of an interactive simulation code while obscuring o…
Introductory quantum information science coursework at US institutions: Content coverage
本文通过调查美国63名QISE入门课程教师，识别出至少80%课程共有的核心内容，并比较层次与学科差异，为课程和评估开发提供依据。
We address four main areas in which graduate quantum mechanics education can be improved: course content, textbook, teaching methods, and assessment tools. We report on a three year longitudinal study at the Colorado School of Mines using innovations in all these areas. In particular, we have modified the content of the course to reflect progress in the field in the last 50 years, used textbooks that include such content, incorporated a variety of teaching techniques based on physics education research, and used a variety of assessment tools to study the effectiveness of these reforms. We pres…
Physics PhD student perspectives on the importance and difficulty of finding a research group
本研究通过访谈20名物理博士生，发现寻找研究小组是重大且准备不足的决定，困难导致孤立感，而支持不足影响保留率，建议加强院系指导以提升满意度。
This paper describes some of the results of a National Science Foundation Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education project that aims to establish a nanoscience and nanotechnology program at the University of North Dakota. The goal is to generate new interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology among engineering and science students and prepare them with the knowledge and skills necessary for the next generation of graduates to compete in the global market and contribute to the nanoscience and nanotechnology field. The project explored several aspects of student learning, including students motivat…
Physics graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are often responsible for grading. Physics education research suggests that grading practices that place the burden of proof for explicating the problem solving process on students can help them develop problem solving skills and learn physics. However, TAs may not have developed effective grading practices and may grade student solutions in introductory and advanced courses differently. In the context of a TA professional development course, we asked TAs to grade student solutions to introductory physics and quantum mechanics problems and explain why…
We explore the difficulties that advanced undergraduate and graduate students have with non-relativistic quantum mechanics of a single particle in one spatial dimension. To investigate these difficulties we developed a conceptual survey and administered it to more than 200 students at 10 institutions. The issues targeted in the survey include the set of possible wavefunctions, bound and scattering states, quantum measurement, expectation values, the role of the Hamiltonian, and the time-dependence of the wavefunction and expectation values. We find that undergraduate and graduate students have…
Perspectives of Women and Men Students and Faculty on Conceptual and Quantitative Problem-Solving in Physics from Introductory to Graduate Levels
研究探讨了不同层次物理教学中学生和教师对概念性和定量问题解决的优先级及一致性。
A thoughtful approach to designing and improving labs, particularly at the advanced level, is critical for the effective preparation of physics majors for professional work in industry or graduate school. With that in mind, physics education researchers in partnership with the physics faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder have overhauled the senior-level Advanced Physics Lab course. The transformation followed a three part process of establishing learning goals, designing curricula that align with the goals, and assessment. Similar efforts have been carried out in physics lecture cours…
Can ChatGPT pass a physics degree? Making a case for reformation of assessment of undergraduate degrees
本研究通过英国物理学本科学位全内容测试 ChatGPT（GPT-4），发现其在排除实验和口试项目后能以二等一成绩通过，编码等任务表现佳但多步问题等较弱，故建议改革学科评估实践。
There is an increasing pressure for lecturers to work with two goals. First, they need to ensure their undergraduate students have a good grasp of the knowledge and skills of the intellectual field. In addition, they need to prepare graduates and postgraduates for careers both within and outside of academia. The problem addressed by this paper is how assessments may reveal a shift of focus from a mastery of knowledge to a work-focused orientation. This shift is examined through a case study of physics and the sub-discipline of theoretical physics as intellectual fields. The evidence is assessm…
High-stakes assessments, such the Graduate Records Examination, have transitioned from paper to computer administration. Low-stakes Research-Based Assessments (RBAs), such as the Force Concept Inventory, have only recently begun this transition to computer administration with online services. These online services can simplify administering, scoring, and interpreting assessments, thereby reducing barriers to instructors' use of RBAs. By supporting instructors' objective assessment of the efficacy of their courses, these services can stimulate instructors to transform their courses to improve s…
A lock-in amplifier is a versatile instrument frequently used in physics research. However, many students struggle with the basic operating principles of a lock-in amplifier which can lead to a variety of difficulties. To improve students' understanding, we have been developing and evaluating a research-based tutorial which makes use of a computer simulation of a lock-in amplifier. The tutorial is based on a field-tested approach in which students realize their difficulties after predicting the outcome of simulated experiments involving a lock-in amplifier and check their predictions using the…
InkSurvey is free, web-based software designed to facilitate the collection of real-time formative assessment. Using this tool, the instructor can embed formative assessment in the instruction process by posing an open-format question. Students equipped with pen-enabled mobile devices are then actively engaged in their learning as they use digital ink to draw, sketch, or graph their responses. When the instructor receives these responses instantaneously, it provides insights into student thinking and what the students do and do not know. Subsequent instruction can then repair and refine studen…
A Workshop Series for Effective Use of AI in Uncertain Times: Building a Physics Faculty Learning Community
本研究针对生成式AI在物理教育中的广泛应用，开发并实施了一个教师学习共同体，通过六次双周会议共同应对课程政策、课堂对话、课程任务和评估等挑战，强调持久教学方法，并建立了共享资源库，为各系提供了可适应的理论模型。
InkSurvey is free, web-based software designed to facilitate the collection of real-time formative assessment. Using this tool, the instructor can embed formative assessment in the instruction process by posing an open-format question. Students equipped with pen-enabled mobile devices (tablet PCs, iPads, Android devices including some smartphones) are then actively engaged in their learning as they use digital ink to draw, sketch, or graph their responses. When the instructor receives these responses instantaneously, it provides insights into student thinking and what the students do and do no…
The Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey (QMCS) is a 12-question survey of students' conceptual understanding of quantum mechanics. It is intended to be used to measure the relative effectiveness of different instructional methods in modern physics courses. In this paper we describe the design and validation of the survey, a process that included observations of students, a review of previous literature and textbooks and syllabi, faculty and student interviews, and statistical analysis. We also discuss issues in the development of specific questions, which may be useful both for instructors who…
Beyond Project-Based Learning: Conference-Style Writing as Authentic Assessment in Interdisciplinary Quantum Engineering Education
本文探讨了在工程量子力学入门课程中，将会议式论文要求融入项目式学习中的教育作用，发现该方法能提升学生参与度、信心和技术技能，同时强调会议式写作对科研准备的重要性。
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