June 1, 2018
Katie Publishes Article on a Critical Look at Physics Identity
Prof. Katie Hinko and her collaborators, Simone Hyater-Adams, Claudia Fracchiolla, Noah Finkelstein, have published an article investigating a framework for examining race and physics identity.
May 11, 2018
Vashti Publishes Article on Modeling Instruction for University Physics
PERL co-director Vashti Sawtelle and colleagues have published an article on Modeling Instruction for University Physics in the European Journal of Physics
March 21, 2018
Dr. Daryl McPadden Defends Her PhD!
Daryl McPadden successfully defended her PhD. Congratulations Daryl!
March 13, 2018
PERL Members Publish 10 PERC Papers
We're proud to announce that the PERL Team has contributed to 10 PERC Papers in 2017.
February 8, 2018
Prof. Katie Hinko Wins $10,000 S3 Grant
Prof. Katie Hinko is leading a team that was awarded a $10,000 Science and Society @ State grant. Working with Prof. Megan Halpern, their project titled: Hidden Value: Investigating the Physics Demonstration as Aesthetic Experience looks to explore physics demonstrations as meaningful experiences.
February 2, 2018
Angie publishes in Journal of Science Teacher Education
Angie Little and colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Science Teacher Education titled: Building Reflective Practices in a Pre-service Math and Science Teacher Education Course That Focuses on Qualitative Video Analysis
January 31, 2018
Vashti & Danny Named 2018 Teacher-Scholars
Vashti Sawtelle and Danny Caballero were both named 2018 Teacher-Scholars for their fantastic teaching and research:
http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/2018-teacher-scholar-awards/
January 24, 2018
Vashti Sawtelle featured in Engaged Scholar Newsletter
Prof. Vashti Sawtelle is featured in the January issue of the Engaged Scholar Newsletter. The article titled: Can Physics Educators Create a More Encouraging Environment for Black, Latino, and Native American Science Students? discusses how physics educators can help build more inclusive and supportive classrooms.
January 23, 2018
Nick Young publishes paper on item tree analysis
Graduate student Nick Young published a paper investigating students' accuracy in determining the period, frequency, and angular frequency from mathematical and graphical representations.
January 15, 2018
Alanna Pawlak publishes paper on modes of collaboration
Graduate student Alanna Pawlak published a paper examining how students interact in groups in the physics classroom which introduced the modes of collaboration framework.