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PERC 2013 Abstract Browse

The abstracts listed below were presented at the 2013 PER Conference. You may use the column headers to sort the list.

  Name Primary Contact Abstract Type
  "Framing" approaches for promoting a productive non-traditional classroom Stephanie V. Chasteen Contributed Poster Presentation
  "Surprisingly, there is an actual physical application" Michael E. Loverude Contributed Poster Presentation
  A Board Meeting Resolves A Sharp Disagreement About Friction in The System Schema Brant Hinrichs Contributed Poster Presentation
  A CLASS Study of Introductory Physics for Life Sciences (IPLS) at Swarthmore College Catherine H. Crouch Contributed Poster Presentation
  A Case Study in Leveraging Biology Experiences in Physics Vashti Sawtelle Contributed Poster Presentation
  A Collaboration Between University and High School in Preparing Physics Teachers: Chicago State University’s Teaching Immersion Institute Kara Weisenberger Contributed Poster Presentation
  A Meta-analysis of Brain-behavior Correlations in Problem Solving Jessica E Bartley Contributed Poster Presentation
  A National Assessment of Undergraduate Physics Labs: First Results Heather Lewandowski Contributed Poster Presentation
  A detail analysis of isomorphic problems: The case of vector problems Genaro Zavala Contributed Poster Presentation
  Adapting Transformative Experience Surveys to Undergraduate Physics Brian W. Frank Contributed Poster Presentation
  Adapting a Novel Curriculum in a Traditional High School Environment Emily Knapp Contributed Poster Presentation
  Aesthetics of Flow Visualization Jean Hertzberg Contributed Poster Presentation
  Affect not as an afterthought: Coupling content and social-psychological aspects in physics learning Noah D. Finkelstein Plenary
  Affordances of Small White Board Questions(SWBQ) for Increasing Interactivity in Upper-Division Physics Novela Auparay Contributed Poster Presentation
  An Embodied Physics Lab on Center of Gravity Susan M. Fischer Contributed Poster Presentation
  An Evaluation of the Translated Version of the FMCE and Japanese Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion Michi Ishimoto Contributed Poster Presentation
  An Introductory Physics MOOC with Video Lab Reports: Design, Implementation, and Challenges John M. Aiken Contributed Poster Presentation
  An equity investigation of attitudinal shifts in introductory physics Adrienne Traxler Contributed Poster Presentation
  Analysis of Faculty and Student Interviews on Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics Christopher Oakley Contributed Poster Presentation
  Apparent Paradox Between Bernoulli's and Hagen-Poiseuille's Principles Elizabeth Whitmore Contributed Poster Presentation
  Applying Latent Class Analysis to Explore Patterns of Student Responses in Physics Education Research Danielle B. Harlow Contributed Poster Presentation
  Assessing Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Future Elementary Teachers N. Sanjay Rebello Contributed Poster Presentation
  Assessing Student Discourse In A Reformed Physics Class: A Window Into Student Sense-Making Antoinette Stone Contributed Poster Presentation
  Assessing Student Learning in Middle-Division Classical Mechanics/Math Methods Marcos D. Caballero Contributed Poster Presentation
  Assessing Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving from the Preparation for Future Learning Perspective Using a Computer Assessment Dehui Hu Contributed Poster Presentation
  Assessing for shifts in learner’s transferrable energy reasoning strategies Lane Seeley Contributed Poster Presentation
  Assessing the impact of a computer simulation in conjunction with Tutorials in Introductory Physics on conceptual understanding Ryan Hazelton Contributed Poster Presentation
  Assessing the quality of students’ short written arguments Stella Stylianidou Contributed Poster Presentation
  Attitudes and Beliefs about Physics from a UK Academics' Perspective Miss Robyn Donnelly Contributed Poster Presentation
  Attitudes of Non-Science Students in a General Education Physics Course Karen Cummings Contributed Poster Presentation
  Attitudinal Assessment of Curriculum on the Physics of Medical Instruments James K Johnson Contributed Poster Presentation
  Boundary Objects that Mediate Student Physics Motivation Ben Van Dusen Symposium Talk
  Boundary Objects that Mediate Student Physics Motivation Ben Van Dusen Contributed Poster Presentation
  Breaking Expectations: International Female Student Performance in Calculus-Based Mechanics course Jignesh Mehta Contributed Poster Presentation
  Building Modeling Skills and Developing Science Identity in Physics Freshmen Joel C. Corbo Contributed Poster Presentation
  Can Visual Cues and Correctness Feedback Influence Students' Reasoning? Amy Rouinfar Contributed Poster Presentation
  Capitalizing on digital natives' technological skills Angela Cannava Contributed Poster Presentation
  Capitalizing on digital natives’ technological skills Angela Cannava Symposium Talk
  Challenges in developing effective scaffolding supports to help introductory students learn physics Alex Maries Symposium Poster
  Changing the Locus of Evaluation to Promote Scientific Induction Michael J. Ross Symposium Talk
  Characterizing Epistemological Frames of Scientific Communication between Physicists and Non-experts Kathleen Hinko Contributed Poster Presentation
  Characterizing student participation in an ISLE physics class David Brookes Contributed Poster Presentation
  Coaching a Problem-Solving Framework: Evaluation from High School Physics Teachers Mishal Benson Contributed Poster Presentation
  Cogenerative Physics Reform Through CMPLE Natan Samuels Contributed Poster Presentation
  Comparing Mechanistic Reasoning in Open and Guided Inquiry Physics Activities Rosemary Wulf Contributed Poster Presentation
  Composing Scientific Inquiry Kim Jaxon Contributed Poster Presentation
  Computational Thinking for Physics: Programming Models of Physics Phenomenon in Elementary School Hilary A. Dwyer Contributed Poster Presentation
  Conceptual Change in Physics Through Use of Digital Games Kara Krinks Contributed Poster Presentation
  Connecting epistemology to students’ religious beliefs Bradley McCoy Contributed Poster Presentation
  Connecting the Dots: Links between Kinetic Theory and Bernoulli's Principle Katherine Misaiko Contributed Poster Presentation
  Content knowledge for teaching energy: An example from middle-school physical science Rachel E Scherr Contributed Poster Presentation
  Converting an open-ended assessment for upper-division quantum physics to multiple-choice format Homeyra R. Sadaghiani Contributed Poster Presentation
  Designing Inclusive Learning Environments Using Play Theory Juan R. Burciaga Contributed Poster Presentation
  Developing High Quality Common Formative Assessments with Middle School Teachers Andrew W. Dougherty Contributed Poster Presentation
  Developing Tutorials for Advanced Physics Students: Processes and Lessons Learned Charles Baily Contributed Poster Presentation
  Developing biologically relevant mathematical competence in introductory physics Julia Gouvea Contributed Poster Presentation
  Development and evaluation of large-enrollment, active-learning physics curriculum Fred Goldberg Contributed Poster Presentation
  Development of Novice Teachers’ Views of Students Ideas as Productive and Resourceful Clarissa E. Lovegren Contributed Poster Presentation
  Development of an Estimation Skills Diagnostic Andrew Macdonald Contributed Poster Presentation
  Different student populations and the Lawson Test of Scientific Reasoning Ethan C. Stanley Contributed Poster Presentation
  Does a the worldview of a physicist require scientific reasoning skills? Markku Jääskeläinen Contributed Poster Presentation
  Doing Science or Doing a Lab? Engaging Students With Scientific Reasoning During Physics Lab Experiments Natasha Holmes Contributed Poster Presentation
  Effect of Self-created and Instructor-created Equation sheets on Students’ Problem Solutions Bijaya Aryal Contributed Poster Presentation
  Effects of Belief Bias on Student Reasoning From Data Tables Abigail Bogdan Contributed Poster Presentation
  Effects of Flexibility on Homework Completion and Student Performance Alisa Grimes Symposium Talk
  Effects of Flexibility on Homework Completion and Student Performance Alisa Grimes Contributed Poster Presentation
  Effects of Training Examples on Student Understanding of Force and Motion Daniel White Contributed Poster Presentation
  Effects of argumentation scaffolds on student performance on conceptual physics problems Carina M. Rebello Contributed Poster Presentation
  Epistemic Games Analysis of Common Exam Questions Across Course Formats Jonathan Vishal Mahadeo Contributed Poster Presentation
  Evaluation of Purdue’s Reformed Engineering Mechanics Course Andrew S Hirsch Contributed Poster Presentation
  Evaluations of video lab reports in an introductory physics MOOC ShihYin Lin Contributed Poster Presentation
  Examination of students’ self-monitoring in problem solving Jeffrey A. Phillips Contributed Poster Presentation
  Examining Student Understanding of Transistor Circuits Kevin Van De Bogart Contributed Poster Presentation
  Expectancy Violation in Traditional and Studio-mode Introductory Physics Courses Jacquelyn J. Chini Contributed Poster Presentation
  Exploring Instructor Knowledge of Student Ideas with the FCI Robert Haddard Contributed Poster Presentation
  Exploring Student Difficulties with Buoyancy DJ Wagner Contributed Poster Presentation
  Exploring pedagogical content knowledge of physics instructors and teaching assistants using Force Concept Inventory Alexandru Maries Contributed Poster Presentation
  Exploring the affective domain in teaching intermediate mechanics: Benefits and challenges arising from a tutorial approach Bradley S. Ambrose Symposium Poster
  Extreme Learning Assistants: Students' Perceptions of their Undergraduate TAs Aaron Grabow Contributed Poster Presentation
  Extreme Learning Assistants: The impact of an authentic teaching experience on undergraduate physics majors Lauren Harris Contributed Poster Presentation
  Eye movements while interpreting graphical representations of motion Jennifer Docktor Contributed Poster Presentation
  Facilitating thinking and learning in physics classrooms Andrew Mason Poster Symposium
  Factor Analysis of Force Concept Inventory Results R. D. Dietz Contributed Poster Presentation
  Faculty Discourse in the Classroom: Meaning in the Math Scott Franklin Contributed Poster Presentation
  Faculty and Undergraduate Student Perspectives on Evaluation in Upper-Division Courses Christopher Oakley Contributed Poster Presentation
  Features that support transformative experiences in physics education Leslie J. Atkins Contributed Poster Presentation
  Finding Evidence of Transfer with Invention Activities James Day Contributed Poster Presentation
  Fleeting but powerful: How affect matters for teaching, learning, and doing physics Lama Jaber ; Vashti Sawtelle Workshop
  Fragmented divergence - Trends in PER topic selection Lyle Barbato Symposium Poster
  From Cognitive Science to Physics Education and Back Sian L. Beilock Plenary
  From Fear to Fun in Thermodynamics: Multiple Research Perspectives for Assessing Learning during a Curricular Sequence Corinne A. Manogue Custom Invited Format
  From theory to practice: The lengthy way of affect into classrooms and practices Marja-Liisa Hassi Plenary
  Gender-specific career outcome expectations in college vs. interest in pursuing careers in sciences and engineering Florin Lung Contributed Poster Presentation
  Having the Journey: Physics Education and Transformative Experiences Kevin Pugh Plenary
  Helping students acquire functional knowledge in upper-level physics courses Chandralekha Singh Poster Symposium
  Highlighting the advantages of symbolic problem solving with paired questions Eugene Torigoe Contributed Poster Presentation
  How to get first-year university students show interest on electromagnetic induction? Jenaro Guisasola Contributed Poster Presentation
  Identity Development in Physics Paul Irving Poster Symposium
  Impacting Learning across Disciplines through Undergraduate Thesis Writing Jason E. Dowd Contributed Poster Presentation
  Implicit Scaffolding: A tool design framework for supporting student agency Noah S Podolefsky Contributed Poster Presentation
  Improving Student Success through Spatial Skills Intervention Sheryl Sorby Symposium Talk
  Improving students' understanding of quantum mechanics Chandralekha Singh Symposium Poster
  Including evidence in lecture-format courses: comparing videos and hands-on experiments and simulations Edward Price Contributed Poster Presentation
  Influences of Spatial/Visual Abilities on the Learning Process Ximena C. Cid Talk Symposium
  Integrating emotions into fine-grained accounts of students' reasoning Ayush Gupta Plenary
  Interactive Computer Simulations: Do they impact the learning process? Ximena C. Cid Symposium Talk
  Interactive Whiteboards: Effective use of the interactive surface in a physics classroom Bor Gregorcic Contributed Poster Presentation
  Interdisciplinary thinking and physics identity Tyler Scott Contributed Poster Presentation
  Investigating Student Understanding of Viscosity Daniel Young Contributed Poster Presentation
  Investigating student difficulties with Dirac notation in quantum mechanics Chandralekha Singh Contributed Poster Presentation
  Investigating student difficulties with time-dependence of expectation values in quantum mechanics Emily Marshman Contributed Poster Presentation
  Involving Multiple Communities in the Preparation of Future Science Teachers Mel Sabella Contributed Poster Presentation
  Large-scale Assessment for Upper-division Electricity and Magnetism Bethany R. Wilcox Contributed Poster Presentation
  Learner Understanding of Energy Degradation Abigail R. Daane Contributed Poster Presentation
  Learning Assistants Implementation: Student Attitudes Results Paul Miller Contributed Poster Presentation
  Learning Assistants' Development of Physics (Teacher) Identity Eleanor Close Symposium Poster
  Learning Assistants’ Views on the Role of Student-Teacher Relationships on Learning Kara E. Gray Contributed Poster Presentation
  Lens to Learning: Automating assessment of student groups based on visual cues Laura Tucker Contributed Poster Presentation
  Like dissolves like: Unpacking student reasoning about thermodynamic heuristics Benjamin Geller Contributed Poster Presentation
  Listening to Students: How We Investigate the FCI Wendy K. Adams Contributed Poster Presentation
  MEteor: Developing Physics Concepts through Body-Based Interaction with a Mixed Reality Simulation Robb Lindgren Contributed Poster Presentation
  Making connections in a guided discovery general physics laboratory* Edgar Corpuz Contributed Poster Presentation
  Multiple Perspectives on Student Syntheses of Concepts in Thermal Physics Trevor I. Smith Contributed Poster Presentation
  Multiple pathways to the development of a physics identity Paul Irving Symposium Poster
  Negative Energy: Why Interdisciplinary Physics Requires Multiple Ontologies Benjamin W. Dreyfus Contributed Poster Presentation
  On Ramp: Improving graduate students' understanding of the lock-in amplifier Seth DeVore Contributed Poster Presentation
  Online computer coaches for introductory physics problem-solving -- usage patterns and students' performance Qing Ryan Contributed Poster Presentation
  Optimization of simulations and activities for a new introductory quantum mechanics curriculum Antje Kohnle Contributed Poster Presentation
  Over 110 Million Simulations Delivered: A Case Study of the PhET Interactive Simulations Raina Khatri Contributed Poster Presentation
  Paradigms in Physics Education Research Amy D. Robertson Symposium Poster
  Participant Perspectives on Studio Physics Implementation in Abu Dhabi H. Vincent Kuo Contributed Poster Presentation
  Participation and performance in the first Physics MOOC from MITx Saif Rayyan Contributed Poster Presentation
  Pervasive metaphors in mathematics-in-physics: Fictive Motion and Animation of Inanimate Ying Chen Contributed Poster Presentation
  Physics Education Research at Purdue: One among many discipline-based education STEM groups Rebecca Lindell Contributed Poster Presentation
  Physics LAs’ Views on Expert Teaching: Understanding PCK’s Role Geraldine L. Cochran Contributed Poster Presentation
  Physics as a Mechanism for engaging English Language Learners Enrique Suarez Contributed Poster Presentation
  Physics knowledge and its effects: a study of student responses in thermodynamics using Legitimation Code Theory Helen Georgiou Contributed Poster Presentation
  Plastic vs. Solid Resources in Upper-division E&M Leonard Cerny Contributed Poster Presentation
  Portable Labs and Smartphones in Introductory Physics Labs William R. Sams Contributed Poster Presentation
  Probing impact of spatial reasoning skills on conceptual understanding of physics Mila Kryjevskaia Symposium Talk
  Problem Solving and Motivation – Getting our Students in Flow N. Sanjay Rebello Symposium Poster
  Progression of hypothesis generation and evidence evaluation skills among university students Lin Ding Contributed Poster Presentation
  Purpose, Preparation, and Power of Narratives* Emily H. van Zee Roundtable Discussion
  RESPONSIVENESS AMONG PEERS LEADS TO PRODUCTIVE DISCIPLINARY ENGAGEMENT Carolina Alvarado Contributed Poster Presentation
  Randomness and structure : Explicating nature’s choices with computational tools Nava Schulmann Contributed Poster Presentation
  Re-Writing the FCI; Will reduced threat significantly change students’ scores? Dedra Demaree Contributed Poster Presentation
  Re-developing upper-level electrodynamics using PER Chitra Rangan Contributed Poster Presentation
  Re-thinking the Rubric for Grading the CUE. The Superposition Principle Justyna P. Zwolak Contributed Poster Presentation
  Reading through interrogation: A theoretical framework Robert Zisk Contributed Poster Presentation
  Reducing the FCI Gender Gap Vincent P. Coletta Contributed Poster Presentation
  Reflection on Problem Solving and Attitudes Towards Physics: Life Science Majors Andrew Mason Contributed Poster Presentation
  Relation of scientific reasoning to solving different physics problem types Carol Fabby Roundtable Discussion
  Research and curriculum development in upper-division thermal physics Michael Loverude Symposium Poster
  Research directions in PER: Past, present and future Sissi L. Li Poster Symposium
  Research on a Laboratory Curriculum for NEXUS/Physics Kim Moore Contributed Poster Presentation
  Resource Activation Patterns in Expert Problem Solving Darrick Jones Contributed Poster Presentation
  Resources: A Framework for Understanding Students' Computational Modeling Practices Brandon Lunk Contributed Poster Presentation
  Rethinking the Locus of Evaluation to Promote Classroom Scientific Induction Mike Ross Contributed Poster Presentation
  Revising curricular materials using cognitive resources AJ Richards Contributed Poster Presentation
  Scientific Practices: Equalizing Opportunities for Linguistically Diverse Students Shelly Belleau Contributed Poster Presentation
  Self-Efficacy Development and In-the-Moment Experiences Jayson Nissen Contributed Poster Presentation
  Similar Density Questions with Very Different Results Ashley Lindow Contributed Poster Presentation
  Stop calling me stupid: Failure avoidance versus empowerment in physics learning Ben Van Dusen Talk Symposium
  Student Collaborative Networks and Academic Performance in Physics Ariel Bridgeman Contributed Poster Presentation
  Student Difficulties with the Car and Passenger Problem Jennifer Blue Contributed Poster Presentation
  Student Epistemology About Mathematical Integration In A Physics Context: A Case Study Joshua Von Korff Contributed Poster Presentation
  Student Understanding of Blackbody Radiation and Its Application to Everyday Objects Paul Emigh Contributed Poster Presentation
  Student ability to infer relationships between variables from graphed data. Rebecca Rosenblatt Contributed Poster Presentation
  Student ability to reason about basic quantum mechanics ideas in the context of time-dependent perturbation theory Gina Passante Contributed Poster Presentation
  Student difficulties with trigonometric vector components persist in multiple populations Brendon D Mikula Contributed Poster Presentation
  Student use of a material anchor for quantum wave functions Catherine C. Schiber Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students as co-creators: the development of student learning networks in PeerWise Judy Hardy Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students as producers of effective assessment content, even non-majors! Simon Bates Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students navigation between multiple physics identities Sissi L. Li Symposium Poster
  Students' Initial Representations of Light in College Physics Craig Wiegert Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students' Mental Models of Light and Color Mixing Louis E. Keiner Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students' Views of Math and Physics Problems: Structure vs Context Dyan L. Jones Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students' dynamic geometric reasoning about quantum spin-1/2 states Hunter G Close Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students' use of modeling in the upper-division physics laboratory Benjamin Zwickl Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students’ opinion on the use of a graphing calculator in a physics context based math course Angeles Dominguez Contributed Poster Presentation
  Students’ scientific practices in Advanced Lab Xian Wu Contributed Poster Presentation
  Study of students enrollment pattern and performance gap Changgong Zhou Contributed Poster Presentation
  Study on the Correlation Between High School Student Mental Rotation Test (MRT) Scores and State Assessment Scores and Grades in STEM Classes Alfonso Hinojosa Symposium Talk
  Supporting Effective Problem-Solving Process With an Interactive Examples Website Heidi Fencl Roundtable Discussion
  Supporting engagement and confidence of ELLs through physics Enrique Suarez Symposium Talk
  Surveying Students' Understanding of Measurement Uncertainty and Proportional Reasoning Jeffrey Marx Contributed Poster Presentation
  TA-PIVOT: A Framework for Examining Physics Teaching Assistants’ Beliefs and Practices Benjamin T. Spike Contributed Poster Presentation
  Tangible Metaphors Corinne Manogue Symposium Poster
  Teacher behavior change in middle and high school Gordon Aubrecht Contributed Poster Presentation
  Teachers' knowledge of content and student ideas about energy Michael C. Wittmann Contributed Poster Presentation
  Teaching problem categorization using computer-based feedback Jennifer Docktor Symposium Poster
  Teaching to Learn: iPads as Tools for Transforming Physics Student Roles Susan Nicholson-Dykstra Contributed Poster Presentation
  Testing students’ understanding of vector concepts Pablo Barniol Contributed Poster Presentation
  That is Cool: The Nature of Aesthetics in Physics Jean Hertzberg Roundtable Discussion
  The Demographics of Graduate Students in PER Ramon Barthelemy Contributed Poster Presentation
  The Development and Measurement of Identity across the Physical Sciences Geoff Potvin Symposium Poster
  The Partial Derivative Machine Grant Sherer Contributed Poster Presentation
  The Use of TI Calculators with Real Time Physics in an Introductory Physics Laboratory Genaro Zavala Contributed Poster Presentation
  The impact of course structure on etext use in large-lecture introductory-physics courses Daniel T. Seaton Contributed Poster Presentation
  The role of affect in sustaining teachers' attention and responsiveness to student thinking Jennifer Richards Contributed Poster Presentation
  The role of interest in the effect of including life science contexts in introductory physics Catherine H. Crouch Contributed Poster Presentation
  The role of participation in performance. Binod Nainabasti Contributed Poster Presentation
  The role of representations in research-based instructional practice in physics David E. Meltzer Symposium Poster
  The use of smartphones and the motivational change of the pre-service elementary teachers David Méndez Coca Contributed Poster Presentation
  Three views of an Aha! moment: Comparing tutorial groups’ affective responses to a moment of sudden conceptual insight Luke Conlin Contributed Poster Presentation
  Timing effects of starting introductory Physics sequence on science GPA Robert B. Lynch Contributed Poster Presentation
  Toward Identifying the Sense-Making Habits of Introductory Physics Students Brinkley Mathews Contributed Poster Presentation
  Transforming upper-division E&M: Approaches, assessments and outcomes Steven Pollock Symposium Poster
  Undergraduate Competences in Defining: The Interplay Between Examples, Criteria, and Crafted Definitions Angela Little Contributed Poster Presentation
  Understanding educational transformation: Findings from a survey of past participants of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop Melissa Dancy Contributed Poster Presentation
  Understanding student preparation of exam note sheets Timothy McCaskey Contributed Poster Presentation
  Using Physics Lab Tours for Pre-College Students to Promote Scientific Identity Robert Niederriter Contributed Poster Presentation
  Using Real-Time Data Display to Improve Conceptual Understanding and Spatial Visualization Ability Ronald Thornton Symposium Talk
  Using categorization task to improve expertise in introductory physics Andrew Mason Symposium Poster
  Using expectancy violation to investigate student dissatisfaction in studio physics Jon D. H. Gaffney Contributed Poster Presentation
  Valuing Student Ideas Morally, Instrumentally, and Intellectually Amy D. Robertson Contributed Poster Presentation
  Variation in Student Self-Reports of Study Group Experiences Gina Quan Contributed Poster Presentation
  What does it mean to be a Physicist? Exploring the Identity Development of Female Physics Majors Mary Elizabeth Mills Contributed Poster Presentation
  Who are we? A network analysis of PER Eleanor C. Sayre Symposium Poster
  Who we study, who we teach Stephen Kanim Symposium Poster
  Winter Break Effect in General Education CLASS Results David Donnelly Contributed Poster Presentation