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Methods for analyzing pathways through a physics major
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John M. Aiken and Marcos D. Caballero
Physics Education Research frequently investigates what students studying physics do on small time scales (e.g. single courses, observations within single courses), or post-education time scales (e.g., what jobs do physics majors get?) but there is little research into how students get from the beginning to the end of a physics degree. Our work attempts to visualize students paths through the physics major, and quantitatively describe the students who take physics courses, receive physics degrees, and change degree paths into and out of the physics program at Michigan State University.
Physics Education Research Conference 2016
Part of the PER Conference series Sacramento, CA: July 20-21, 2016 Pages 28-31
2016 PERC Notable Paper
Author: Lyle This paper was one of four 2016 PERC Proceedings papers selected as notable by PERLOC and the Notable Papers subcommittee.
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![]() Aiken, John, and Marcos D. Caballero. "Methods for analyzing pathways through a physics major." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14186&DocID=4538 (accessed 12 February 2025).
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