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Cultural perspectives on learners’ performance & identity in physics
The Physics Education Research Conference will be held August 1-2, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA.
Maps of the venue locations are available online or on the last three pages of the full conference program (1177kb .pdf) or the brief conference program (933kb .pdf).
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 | |
3:30pm - 6:00pm |
AAPT/PERC Bridging Session - Inn at Penn, Woodlands Ballroom
Reed Stevens Plenary cancelled. Discussion on: How does "sense of self" relate to teaching and learning? |
6:00pm - 6:30pm |
Poster Set-up
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6:30pm - 8:00pm |
PERC Banquet - Sheraton, Ben Franklin Ballroom
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8:30pm - 10:30pm |
Contributed Poster Session - University of Pennsylvania, Houston Hall, Hall of Flags
Odd-numbered posters were discussed from 8:30pm – 9:30pm and even-numbered posters were discussed from 9:30pm – 10:30pm Poster abstracts are available online. |
Thursday, August 2, 2012 | |
7:30am - 8:15am |
Breakfast - Sheraton, Ben Franklin Ballroom
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8:15am - 11:00am |
Morning Plenary Session - Sheraton, Ben Franklin Ballroom
When Everyday and Scientific Concepts Grow Into One Another: Syncretic and Connected Learning Cultural variations in epistemological orientations: Impacts on knowledge, meanings, and reasoning about the natural world Practice-Linked Identities, Social identities, and Mathematics Learning Following the presentations from the plenary speakers we will have a 15 minute coffee break for audience discussion and generation of questions. Then the discussant will spend about 15 minutes presenting on connections between the plenary speakers' ideas and work being done within the PER community. Then the moderator will lead a 45 minute panel discussion with the two plenary speakers and the discussant. |
11:00am - 11:15am |
Break
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11:15am - 12:45pm |
Morning Parallel Sessions
Poster Symposium - Ben Franklin Ballroom V Poster Symposium - University II Poster Symposium - Fairmount I Poster Symposium - Fairmount II Roundtable Discussion - Penn II Talk Symposium - University I Workshop - Chestnut Workshop - Penn I |
12:45pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch - Sheraton, Ben Franklin Ballroom
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2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
Poster Symposium - Fairmount I Poster Symposium - University II Poster Symposium - Fairmount II Roundtable Discussion - Penn II Talk Symposium - University I Workshop - Chestnut Workshop - Penn I |
Download the full conference program (1177kb .pdf) or the brief conference program (933kb .pdf).