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Physics Education Research Conference 2010 Schedule

Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum: Research on Scientific, Reflective, and Critical Thinking in the Physics Classroom

Physics education researchers are examining a broad spectrum of abilities that can be categorized as scientific thinking; critical thinking; and reflective thinking. By focusing on research related to instructional goals that transcend specific subject matter, PERC 2010 will provide the field an opportunity to highlight progress in this area and to identify important avenues for continued work.

Contributed Posters can be set up starting at about 1:30 pm on Wednesday. The posters will be available during breakfast and throughout the day on Thursday. They must be removed by the end of the PERC on Thursday, at 5:30 pm.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Bridging Session, Pavilion West

Three presentations by invited speakers.
Presiding: Andrew Boudreaux, Western Washington University

4:00pm
Uncovering the hidden decisions that shape curriculum
Danielle Harlow, University of California, Santa Barbara

4:30pm
Rethinking our goals: What will our students remember when they forget everything?
Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University

5:00pm
Development of functional understanding in physics: Promoting ability to reason
Lillian C. McDermott, University of Washington

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Discussion of Bridging Session, Pavilion West
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Banquet, Grand Ballroom II

ticket required

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Dessert and Contributed Poster Session, Grand Ballroom I
(odd - numbered posters are discussed from 8:00pm – 9:00pm and even-numbered posters are discussed from 9:00pm – 10:00pm)

A cash bar will be available.

Thursday, July 22, 2010
7:30am - 8:30am
Breakfast, Grand Ballroom I

(Contributed posters available during breakfast and all day)

8:30am - 10:00am
Parallel Sessions 1

Workshops, Roundtable Discussions, and Targeted Poster Sessions

1A - Workshop, Parlor A
Research techniques for uncovering the hidden curriculum in the context of problem solving

Organizer: K. Heller
Presenters: J. Docktor, K. Heller, P. Heller, C. Henderson, L. Hsu, A. Mason, Q. Xu, and E. Yerushalmi

1B - Roundtable, Parlor B
Epistemology in the hidden curriculum: Why should anyone care?

Organizer: D. T. Brookes
Co-organizers: S. Allie, E. Etkina, D. Hammer, Y. Lin, E. F. Redish, D. Schuster

1C - Workshop, Parlor C
Observing scientific reasoning processes in the classroom: Qualitative analysis of video-recorded interaction

Organizer: R. E. Scherr
Note: Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop to this workshop. Headphones will also be useful.

1D - Targeted Poster Session, Broadway I
Proportional reasoning in physics: What are students thinking? How can we help?

Organizer: S. White Brahmia
Authors: L. Bao, A. Boudreaux, C. Chase, J. Han, K. Koenig, D. L. Schwartz, S. White Brahmia

1E/3C - Targeted Poster Session, Broadway II
Facilitating thinking and learning in the physics classroom

Organizer: C. Singh
Presider: J. Mestre
Authors: E. Gire, G. Gladding, C. Hieggelke, S. Kanim, S. Lin, D. Maloney, A. Mason, J. Mestre, D. Nguyen, N. S. Rebello, C. Singh, T. Stelzer

1F/2B - Roundtable, Broadway III
Personal epistemologies as barriers and facilitators to learning by science and engineering undergraduate students

Organizers: C. Kalman and T. Antimirova

10:00am - 10:30am
Break and Refreshments, Grand Ballroom II
10:30am - 12:00pm
Parallel Sessions 2

Roundtable Discussions and Targeted Poster Sessions

2A - Targeted Poster Session, Parlor A
Out of one, many; five researchers analyze the same student video

Organizers: B. Hinrichs and D. Dykstra
Authors: A. Boudreaux, D. Dykstra, V. Otero, R. Russ, R. Scherr

2B/1F - Roundtable Discussion, Broadway III
Personal epistemologies as barriers and facilitators to learning by science and engineering undergraduate students

Organizers: C. Kalman and T. Antimirova

2C - Targeted Poster Session, Parlor B
Upper-division activities that foster "Thinking like a physicist"

Organizers: C. Manogue, E. Gire, E. van Zee
Authors: S. Chasteen, D. Demaree, M. Dubson, E. Gire, D. Mountcastle, K. Perkins, S. Pollock, E. Price

2D - Targeted Poster Session, Parlor C
Taking responsibility for the hidden curriculum: Practices and challenges in addressing the broader goals in physics education

Organizers: N. Finkelstein and C. Turpen
Authors: E. Brewe, H. Close, E. Etkina, A. Karelina, L. H. Kramer, S. Mahajan, G. E. O'Brien, M. Ruibal-Villasenor, G. Suran, C. Turpen

2E/3E - Targeted Poster Session, Broadway I
The influence of theoretical frameworks on researchers' attitudes towards students

Organizers: R. M. Goertzen and N. Podolefsky
Authors: A. Elby, R. M. Goertzen, N. Podolefsky, R. E. Scherr, M. Sabella

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch, Grand Ballroom II
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Parallel Sessions 3

Roundtable Discussions and Targeted Poster Sessions

3A - Workshop, Parlor A
Experimental methods for studying student metacognition and affect

Organizer: B. van de Sande
Note: Participants should bring a laptop computer to these workshops.

3B - Targeted Poster Session, Parlor B
Characterizing participation in and around the physics classroom

Organizer: B. Frank
Authors: E. Brewe, B. Frank, C. Manogue, G. E. O'Brien, V. Otero, E. van Zee

3C/1E - Targeted Poster Session, Broadway II
Facilitating thinking and learning in the physics classroom

Organizer: C. Singh
Presider: J. Mestre
Authors: E. Gire, G. Gladding, C. Hieggelke, S. Kanim, S. Lin, D. Maloney, A. Mason, J. Mestre, D. Nguyen, N. S. Rebello, C. Singh, T. Stelzer

3D - Targeted Poster Session, Parlor C
How to think and talk like a physicist?

Organizer: H. Sadaghiani
Authors: D. T. Brookes, V. Coletta, D. Demaree, C. De Leone, S. Li, J. A. Phillips, J. Roth, H. Sadaghiani

3E/2E - Targeted Poster Session, Broadway I
The influence of theoretical frameworks on researchers' attitudes towards students

Organizers: R. M. Goertzen and N. Podolefsky
Authors: A. Elby, R. M. Goertzen, N. Podolefsky, R. E. Scherr, M. Sabella

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Break, Grand Ballroom II
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Plenary, Galleria South

Three presentations by invited speakers.
Presiding: Dewey Dykstra, Boise State University

3:30pm
Toward meaning and scientific thinking in the traditional freshman laboratory: Opening the "idea space"
Saalih Allie, University of Cape Town, South Africa

4:00pm
Introducing students to the culture of physics: Explicating elements of the hidden curriculum
Edward F. Redish, University of Maryland

4:30pm
What we learned by moving beyond content understanding and diversifying our research agenda
Mel Sabella, Chicago State University

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