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| Abstract Title: | Physics graduate students' perspectives on oral candidacy exams |
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| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Abstract: | Physics graduate programs require students to pass a candidacy exam to change their status from a graduate student to a Ph.D. Candidate. The format and scope of candidacy exams differ from one department to the next. Literature on candidacy exams' purpose, format, and efficacy is scarce. Our study seeks to contribute to the literature on candidacy exams in physics. For that purpose, we developed a framework that will help to investigate graduate students' perspectives of oral candidacy exams. Our conceptual framework consists of 3 interconnected parts: physics identity, graduate student identity, and doctoral student development. Coded interview excerpts and initial data analysis results will be presented. |
| Session Time: | Poster Session 1 |
| Poster Number: | A30 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Lilit Sargsyan Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone: 8482370229 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Geraldine L. Cochran Associate Professor at Ohio State University cochran.604 -at- osu.edu |
