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Brookes, David T.; Yang, Yuehai; Nainabasti, Binod – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
We conducted a semester-long ethnographic study of group work in a physics class that implemented the investigative science learning environment approach. Students' conversations were videotaped while they were engaged in group learning activities. Our primary research goal was to better understand what factors made some groups more effective than…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Physics, Science Instruction, Video Technology
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Tucker, Laura; Scherr, Rachel E.; Zickler, Todd; Mazur, Eric – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Large-scale audiovisual data that measure group learning are time consuming to collect and analyze. As an initial step towards scaling qualitative classroom observation, we qualitatively coded classroom video using an established coding scheme with and without its audio cues. We find that interrater reliability is as high when using visual data…
Descriptors: Observation, Coding, Video Technology, Visual Stimuli
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Spike, Benjamin T.; Finkelstein, Noah D. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
We present a newly validated and refined framework, TA-PIVOT (TA Practices In and Views Of Teaching), for examining how physics TAs talk about and how they engage in physics teaching. This work builds upon and extends prior efforts to characterize instructors' beliefs and practices by examining both domains in parallel. We present the…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Wood, Anna K.; Galloway, Ross K.; Donnelly, Robyn; Hardy, Judy – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Interactive engagement activities are increasingly common in undergraduate physics teaching. As research efforts move beyond simply showing that interactive engagement pedagogies work towards developing an understanding of "how" they lead to improved learning outcomes, a detailed analysis of the way in which these activities are used in…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Physics
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Close, Eleanor W.; Conn, Jessica; Close, Hunter G. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
In this study, we analyze the experience of students in the Physics Learning Assistant (LA) program at Texas State University in terms of the existing theoretical frameworks of "community of practice" and "physics identity," and explore the implications suggested by these theories for LA program adoption and adaptation.…
Descriptors: Physics, Identification (Psychology), Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods