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| Abstract Title: | Analysis of Faculty and Student Interviews on Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics |
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| Abstract: | Characterizing faculty expectations is important to produce a comprehensive understanding of what knowledge students should acquire before and during a quantum mechanics course (QMC). We analyzed interviews conducted with faculty and students entering a QMC in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Georgia State University. The interviews examine expectations regarding preparation, course material, and instructor's goals for a QMC. The goals of the interviews are to locate and conflicts in perspective and to provide students with a "map" for areas that will help strengthen the knowledge and skills to be obtained before they enter a QMC. We report on contradictions and similarities in perceptions from interview data determined by coding the interviews and through the use of Activity Theory. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Christopher Oakley Georgia State University 29 Peachtree Center Avenue Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-413-6056 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Brian D. Thoms at Georgia State University |
