UMD PERG Papers & Talks by Research Topic: Testing and Evaluation Research

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Papers & Talks by Research Topic: Testing and Evaluation Research

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Papers    (Jump to Talks)

T. McCaskey,
M. Dancy,
and A. Elby Effects on assessment caused by splits between belief and understanding Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI August 6-7, 2003

L. Bao
and
E. Redish Concentration Analysis: A Quantitative Assessment of Student States American Journal of Physics, Physics Education Research Supplement, 69, S45-S53 (July 2001)

L. Bao
and
E. Redish Model Analysis: Assessing the Dynamics of Student Learning University of Maryland preprint,
March 2001

L. Bao
and
E. Redish What can you learn from a (good) multiple choice exam? Contributed paper, GIREP Conference Physics Teacher Education beyond 2000, Barcelona Spain, August 2000

E. Redish Diagnosing student problems using the results and methods of physics education research International Conference of Physics Teachers and Educators, Guilin, People's Republic of China, August 19, 1999

E. Redish,
J. Saul,
and
R.Steinberg Student expectations in introductory physics Am. J. Phys. 66(3), 212-224
(1998)

R. Steinberg
and
M. Sabella Performance on multiple-choice diagnostics and complementary exam problems Phys. Teach. 35, 150-155 (1997)

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L. Bao Dynamics of student modeling: A theory, algorithms, and application to quantum mechanics PhD Dissertation,
University of Maryland,
May 1999.

Talks   (Return to top)

T. McCaskey
and
A. Elby Belief vs. "Understanding: Why do studnets "split" on the FCI? Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting, Miami Beach, Flordia, January 2004

T. McCaskey What differences in students' "belief" and "understanding" may mean Seminar presented at
The University of Maryland
College Park, MD
December 17, 2003

T. McCaskey, M. Dancy, and A. Elby Belief vs. "Scientists' Answers": Effect on Assessment Talk presented at
AAPT National Meeting
Madison, WI
August 4, 2003

T. McCaskey, A. Elby, R. Lippmann, and E. F. Redish The MPEX 2: Modification of a survey instrument Talk presented at
AAPT national meeting
Austin, TX
January 4, 2003

M. Wittmann
and
A. Elby What the "FCI Invalidity" results really show Contributed talk presented at
AAPT National Meeting
Rochester, 7/22/01

M. Wittmann Disseminating Innovative Curricula: A Modified Role for Dissemination Sites AAPT Winter Meeting,
San Diego, California,
January, 2001

M. Wittmann,
R. Steinberg
and
E. Redish A Diagnostic Test to Investigate Student Use of Multiple Models of Mechanical Waves Presented at AAPT National Meeting Lincoln, Nebraska, August 1998

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Author(s)	Title	Reference	PDF	HTML	Abstract
Papers (Jump to Talks)
T. McCaskey, M. Dancy, and A. Elby	Effects on assessment caused by splits between belief and understanding	Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI August 6-7, 2003
L. Bao and E. Redish	Concentration Analysis: A Quantitative Assessment of Student States	American Journal of Physics, Physics Education Research Supplement, 69, S45-S53 (July 2001)
L. Bao and E. Redish	Model Analysis: Assessing the Dynamics of Student Learning	University of Maryland preprint, March 2001
L. Bao and E. Redish	What can you learn from a (good) multiple choice exam?	Contributed paper, GIREP Conference Physics Teacher Education beyond 2000, Barcelona Spain, August 2000
E. Redish	Diagnosing student problems using the results and methods of physics education research	International Conference of Physics Teachers and Educators, Guilin, People's Republic of China, August 19, 1999
E. Redish, J. Saul, and R.Steinberg	Student expectations in introductory physics	Am. J. Phys. 66(3), 212-224 (1998)
R. Steinberg and M. Sabella	Performance on multiple-choice diagnostics and complementary exam problems	Phys. Teach. 35, 150-155 (1997)
Dissertations (Jump to Talks) (Return to top)
L. Bao	Dynamics of student modeling: A theory, algorithms, and application to quantum mechanics	PhD Dissertation, University of Maryland, May 1999.
Talks (Return to top)
T. McCaskey and A. Elby	Belief vs. "Understanding: Why do studnets "split" on the FCI?	Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting, Miami Beach, Flordia, January 2004
T. McCaskey	What differences in students' "belief" and "understanding" may mean	Seminar presented at The University of Maryland College Park, MD December 17, 2003
T. McCaskey, M. Dancy, and A. Elby	Belief vs. "Scientists' Answers": Effect on Assessment	Talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Madison, WI August 4, 2003
T. McCaskey, A. Elby, R. Lippmann, and E. F. Redish	The MPEX 2: Modification of a survey instrument	Talk presented at AAPT national meeting Austin, TX January 4, 2003
M. Wittmann and A. Elby	What the "FCI Invalidity" results really show	Contributed talk presented at AAPT National Meeting Rochester, 7/22/01
M. Wittmann	Disseminating Innovative Curricula: A Modified Role for Dissemination Sites	AAPT Winter Meeting, San Diego, California, January, 2001
M. Wittmann, R. Steinberg and E. Redish	A Diagnostic Test to Investigate Student Use of Multiple Models of Mechanical Waves	Presented at AAPT National Meeting Lincoln, Nebraska, August 1998