Search Results - "Zwickl, Benjamin M."

Preparing for the Quantum Revolution: What Is the Role of Higher Education? by Fox, Michael F. J, Zwickl, Benjamin M, Lewandowski, H. J

“…Quantum sensing, quantum networking and communication, and quantum computing have attracted significant attention recently, as these quantum technologies could…”
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Model-Based Reasoning in the Physics Laboratory: Framework and Initial Results by Zwickl, Benjamin M, Hu, Dehui, Finkelstein, Noah, Lewandowski, H. J

“…We review and extend existing frameworks on modeling to develop a new framework that describes model-based reasoning in introductory and upper-division physics…”
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Examining Students' Views about Validity of Experiments: From Introductory to Ph.D. Students by Hu, Dehui, Zwickl, Benjamin M

“…We investigated physics students' epistemological views on measurements and validity of experimental results. The roles of experiments in physics have been…”
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Challenges and Outcomes in Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Alaee, Dina Zohrabi, Zwickl, Benjamin M

“…In the summer of 2020, as COVID-19 limited in-person research opportunities and created additional barriers for many students, institutions either canceled or…”
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Impact of Virtual Research Experience for Undergraduates Experiences on Students' Psychosocial Gains during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Zohrabi Alaee, Dina, Campbell, Micah K, Zwickl, Benjamin M

“…In the summer of 2020, due to COVID-19, institutions either canceled or remotely hosted their research experience for undergraduates (REU) programs. We carried…”
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Epistemology and Expectations Survey about Experimental Physics: Development and Initial Results by Zwickl, Benjamin M, Hirokawa, Takako, Finkelstein, Noah, Lewandowski, H. J

“…In response to national calls to better align physics laboratory courses with the way physicists engage in research, we have developed an epistemology and…”
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Qualitative Investigation of Students' Views about Experimental Physics by Hu, Dehui, Zwickl, Benjamin M, Wilcox, Bethany R, Lewandowski, H. J

“…This study examines students' reasoning surrounding seemingly contradictory Likert-scale responses within five items in the Colorado Learning Attitudes About…”
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Alternative Model for Administration and Analysis of Research-Based Assessments by Wilcox, Bethany R, Zwickl, Benjamin M, Hobbs, Robert D, Aiken, John M, Welch, Nathan M, Lewandowski, H. J

“…Research-based assessments represent a valuable tool for both instructors and researchers interested in improving undergraduate physics education. However, the…”
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Characterizing Mathematical Problem Solving in Physics-Related Workplaces Using Epistemic Games by Hu, Dehui, Chen, Kingston, Leak, Anne E, Young, Nicholas T, Santangelo, Brianna, Zwickl, Benjamin M, Martin, Kelly Norris

“…In order to support physics students in their future careers, there is a need to understand the relationship between undergraduate education and professional…”
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Hidden Factors That Influence Success in the Optics Workforce by Leak, Anne E, Santos, Zackary, Reiter, Erik, Zwickl, Benjamin M, Martin, Kelly Norris

“…To prepare physics students for future careers, educators need to understand the skills and other factors necessary for entry and success on the job. Often…”
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The process of transforming an advanced lab course: Goals, curriculum, and assessments by Zwickl, Benjamin M., Finkelstein, Noah, Lewandowski, H. J.

“…A thoughtful approach to designing and improving labs, particularly at the advanced level, is critical for the effective preparation of physics majors for…”
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Typical physics Ph.D. admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion by Miller, Casey W, Zwickl, Benjamin M, Posselt, Julie R, Silvestrini, Rachel T, Hodapp, Theodore

“…This study aims to understand the effectiveness of typical admissions criteria in identifying students who will complete the Physics Ph.D. Multivariate…”
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Modeling when and how physics Ph.D. students search for a research group: The role of interests and prior research experiences in timely group integration by Verostek, Mike, Miller, Casey W., Zwickl, Benjamin M.

“…Studying the factors that influence the quality of physics Ph.D. students’ doctoral experiences, especially those that motivate them to stay or leave their…”
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Incorporating learning goals about modeling into an upper-division physics laboratory experiment by Zwickl, Benjamin M., Finkelstein, Noah, Lewandowski, H. J.

“…Implementing a laboratory activity involves a complex interplay among learning goals, available resources, feedback about the existing course, best practices…”
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Contextualizing and Integrating Practices: Reclaiming Authenticity Lost from Translating Workplace Engineering Practices into K-12 Standards by Leak, Anne E, Owens, Lindsay M, Martin, Kelly Norris, Zwickl, Benjamin M

“…K-12 students need to become familiar with engineering because 21st-century careers integrate engineering practices across all science, technology,…”
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Response to comment on “Typical physics Ph.D. admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion” by Miller, Casey W., Zwickl, Benjamin M., Posselt, Julie R., Silvestrini, Rachel T., Hodapp, Theodore

“…Additional analysis confirms that GRE-Q and GRE-P scores have limited reliability in predicting Ph.D. completion in physics. We provide statistical measures…”
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Bridging physics and biology teaching through modeling by Hoskinson, Anne-Marie, Couch, Brian A., Zwickl, Benjamin M., Hinko, Kathleen A., Caballero, Marcos D.

“…As the frontiers of biology become increasingly interdisciplinary, the physics education community has engaged in ongoing efforts to make physics classes more…”
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Spewing nonsense [or not]: communication competence and socialization in optics and photonics workplaces by Martin, Kelly Norris, Housley Gaffney, Amy L., Leak, Anne E., Nelson, Jes, Cervantes, Alexandria T., Gardener, Katherine Louise, Clark, Brandon L., Zwickl, Benjamin M.

“…This study investigated how managers, entry-level employees, and hiring professionals in the optics and photonics industry socialize each other to enact the…”
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Physics Ph.D. student perspectives on the importance and difficulty of finding a research group by Verostek, Mike, Miller, Casey W., Zwickl, Benjamin M.

“…Joining a research group is one of the most important events on a graduate student’s path to becoming an independent physics researcher and earning a Ph.D…”
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Exploring Subfield Interest Development in Undergraduate Physics Students through Social Cognitive Career Theory by Alaee, Dina Zohrabi, Zwickl, Benjamin M

“…This study aims to understand how undergraduate physics majors develop an interest in specific subfields. We examine interest formation through the lens of…”
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