Class information

Grades

This is a journal club style meeting. Students will take turns presenting journal articles found in their research. Grades will be based on participation in discussion and amount of preparation shown before presenting their own paper.

Handouts

1. How to do a Master's Thesis
2. Outline of your thesis project (Due by July 10) A sample version is here
3. Writing a Journal Article
4. Boneheaded statistics
5. McDermott and Shaffer Part 1
6. McDermott and Shaffer Part 2

Supplementary Review Articles

• Effectiveness of Physics First
• What is Cooperative Learning?
• Physics in Movies and Cartoons
• Statistics and Probability in Gas Expansion
• Education Research Using Web-based Assessment
• Why it's OK to do research in a classroom
• Madison, WI school district info on classroom education research 'Action Research'
• Force Motion Conceptual Evaluation (original paper, with test)
• Physics Education Research Resource Letter
• A Review of Astronomy Education Research
• Grappling with Science Education Literature
• Are Gain Scores Obsolete?
• Design of Pretest/Posttests

Useful links

• COMPADRE Resources for Physics and Astronomy Education
• Physics Education Technology (PHET) at Univ. of Colorado
• Physics Education Group at Univ. of Colorado
• Physics Education Group at Univ. of Washington
• Physics Education Group at Univ. of Maryland
• Biology Education Group at Univ. of Maryland
• LOTS of Assessment Tools from NC State Univ.
• National Assoc. for Research in Science Teaching
• Modeling for Understanding in Science Education
• Chemical Education Journal
• Journal of Chemical Education
• Chemical Education Research and Practice
• Society for Advancement of Biology Education Research
• Chemistry Education Journal
• IRB Office at LSU
• NIH Training Program for protecting human participants.