Papers
Stewart, John, Byron Drury, James Wells, Aaron Adair, Rachel Henderson, Yunfei Ma, Ángel Pérez-Lemonche, David Pritchard. “Examining the relation of correct knowledge and misconceptions using the nominal response model” Physical Review Physics Education Research. (2021).
Mikkelsen, N., Young, N. T., and Caballero, M. D. “Investigating institutional influence on graduate program admissions by modeling physics Graduate Record Examination cutoff scores” Physical Review Physics Education Research. (2021).
Stewart, John, Geraldine L. Cochran, Rachel Henderson, Cabot Zabriskie, Seth DeVore, Paul Miller, Gay Stewart, and Lynnette Michaluk. "Mediational effect of prior preparation on performance differences of students underrepresented in physics." Physical Review Physics Education Research 17, no. 1 (2021): 010107.
Wheatley, Christopher, James Wells, Rachel Henderson, and John Stewart. "Applying module analysis to the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism." Physical Review Physics Education Research 17, (2021): 010102.
Irving, Paul W., Daryl McPadden, and Marcos D. Caballero. "Communities of practice as a curriculum design theory in an introductory physics class for engineers." Physical Review Physics Education Research 16, (2020): 020143.
McPadden, Daryl, Eric Brewe, Camila Monsalve, and Vashti Sawtelle. "Productive faculty resources activated by curricular materials: An example of epistemological beliefs in University Modeling Instruction." Physical Review Physics Education Research 16, (2020): 020158.
Aiken, John M., Riccardo De Bin, Morten Hjorth-Jensen, and Marcos D. Caballero. "Predicting time to graduation at a large enrollment American university." Plos one 15, no. 11 (2020): e0242334.
Fracchiolla, Claudia, Brean Prefontaine, and Kathleen Hinko. "Community of practice approach for understanding identity development within informal physics programs." Physical Review Physics Education Research 16, (2020): 020115.
Caballero, M.D. and Pollock, S.J. “A Model for Incorporating Computation Without Changing the Course: An example from middle-division classical mechanics.” Am. J. Phys. 82.231 (2014).
Bujak, K.R., Caballero, M.D., Schatz, M.F., et al. “Comparing the Matter and Interactions Curriculum with a Traditional Physics Curriculum: A Think Aloud Study.” Proceedings of the 2011 AERA Annual Meeting. (2011): New Orleans, LA.
Caballero, M.D., Kohlmyer, M.A., Schatz, M.F. “Fostering Computational Thinking.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. 1413 (2011): 15–18.
Aiken, J.M., Caballero, M.D., Douglas, S.S., Burk, J.B., Scanlon, E.M., Thoms, B.D., Schatz, M.F. “Understanding Student Computational Thinking with Computational Modeling.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. 1513 (2012): 46–49.
Wilcox, B.R., Caballero, M.D., Pepper, R.E. and Pollock, S.J. “Upper-division Student Understanding of Coulomb’s Law: Difficulties with Continuous Charge Distributions.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. 1513 (2012): 418–421.
Caballero, M.D., Wilcox, B.R., Pepper, R.E. and Pollock, S.J. “ACER: A Framework on the Use of Mathematics in Upper-division Physics.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. 1513 (2012): 90–93.
Aiken, J.M., Lin, S., Douglas, S.S., Greco, E.F., Thoms, B.D., Schatz, M.F. and Caballero, M.D. “The Initial State of Students Taking an Introductory Physics MOOC.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2013): 53–56.
Caballero, M.D. and Pollock, S.J. “Assessing Student Learning in Middle-Division Classical Mechanics/Math Methods.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2013): 81–84.
Lin, S., Douglas, S.S., Aiken, J.M., Liu, C., Greco, E.F., Thoms, B.D., Caballero, M.D. and Schatz, M.F. “Peer Evaluation of Video Lab Reports in an Introductory Physics MOOC.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2014): 163-166.
Douglas, S.S., Lin, S., Aiken, J.M., Thoms, B.D., Greco, E.F., Caballero, M.D. and Schatz, M.F. “Peer Evaluation of Video Lab Reports in a Blended Introductory Physics Course.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2014): 75-78.
Aiken, J.M., Lin, S., Douglas, S.S., Greco, E.F., Thoms, B.D., Caballero, M.D. and Schatz, M.F. “Student Use of a Single Lecture Video in a Flipped Introductory Mechanics Course.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2014): 19-22.
Laverty, J.T., Tessmer, S.H., Cooper, M.M. and Caballero, M.D. “Engaging Physics Faculty in Course Transformation.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2014): 147-150.
Doughty, L. and M.D. Caballero. “Rubric Design for Separating the Roles of Open-Ended Assessments.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2014): 71-74.
Laverty, J.T., Cooper, M.M. and Caballero, M.D. “Developing the Next Generation of Physics Assessments.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2015): 187-190.
Caballero, M.D. “Computation across the curriculum: What skills are needed?” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2015). 79-82.
Aiken, J.M. and Caballero, M.D. “Methods for Analyzing Pathways through a Physics Major.” Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference. (2016): 28-31.
Cochran, A., Barker, E.S., Caballero, M.D. and Gyorgey-Ries, J. “Placing the Deep Impact Mission into Context: Two Decades of Observations of 9P/Tempel 1 from McDonald Observatory.” Icarus 199.119 (2009).
Kohlmyer, M.A., Caballero, M.D., Schatz, M.F., et al. “A Tale of Two Curricula: Performance of two thousand students in introductory electromagnetism.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5.020105 (2009).
Caballero, M.D., Kohlmyer, M.A., Schatz, M.F., et al. “Comparing large lecture mechanics curricula using the Force Concept Inventory: A five thousand student study.” Am. J. Phys. 80.7 (2012).
Caballero, M.D., Kohlmyer, M.A. and Schatz, M.F. “Implementing and assessing computational modeling in introductory mechanics.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8.020106 (2012).
Chasteen, S.V., Pepper, R.E., Caballero, M.D., Pollock, S.J. and Perkins, K.K. “The Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics (CUE) diagnostic: A conceptual assessment for the junior level.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8.020108 (2012).
Hoskinson, A-M., Caballero, M.D. and Knight, J. “Can we improve problem solving in biology? Lessons from 30 years of physics education research.” CBE – LSE 12.153 (2013).
Wilcox, B.R., Caballero, M.D. and Pollock, S.J. “Analytic framework for students’ use of mathematics in upper-division physics.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 9.020119 (2013).
Caballero, M.D., Burk, J.B., Aiken, J.M., Douglas, S.S., Scanlon, E.M., Thoms, B.D. and Schatz, M.F. “Integrating Numerical Computation into the Modeling Instruction Curriculum.” Phys. Teach. 52.38 (2014).
Ding, L. and Caballero, M.D. “Uncovering the hidden meaning of cross-curriculum comparison results on the Force Concept Inventory.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 10 (2014).
Caballero, M.D., Wilcox, B.R., Doughty, L. and Pollock, S.J. “Unpacking students’ use of mathematics in upper-division physics.” Eur. J. Phys. 36.065004 (2015).
Wilcox, B.R., Caballero, M.D., Baily, C., Sadaghiani, H, Chasteen, S.V., Ryan, Q.X. and Pollock, S.J. “Development and Uses of Upper-division Conceptual Assessments.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 11.020115 (2015).
Chasteen, S.V., Wilcox, B.R., Caballero, M.D., Perkins, K.K., Pollock, S.J., Wieman, C.E. “Educational transformation in upper-division physics: The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 11.020110 (2015).
Laverty, J.T., Underwood, S.M., Matz, R.L., Posey, L.A., Carmel, J.H., Caballero, M.D., Fata-Hartley, C.L., Ebert-May, D., Jardeleza, S.E. and Cooper, M.M. “Characterizing College Science Assessments: The Three-Dimensional Learning Assessment Protocol.” PLOS One 11.9. e0162333.
Cooper, M.M., Caballero, M.D., Ebert-May, D., Fata-Hartley, C.L., Jardeleza, S.E., Krajcik, J.S., Laverty, J.T., Matz, R.L., Posey, L.A. and Underwood, S.M. “Challenge faculty to transform STEM learning.” Science 350.6258 (2015): 281-282.
Caballero, M.D., Doughty, L., Turnbull, A.M., Pepper, R.E. and Pollock, S.J. “Assessing Learning Outcomes in Middle-Division Classical Mechanics: The Colorado Classical Mechanics/Math Methods Instrument.” PR-PER. (Under Review).
Pawlak, A., Irving, P.W. and Caballero, M.D. “Development of a modes of collaboration framework.” PR-PER. (Under Review).
Traxler, A., Mahadeo, J., McPadden, D. and Brewe, E. “Multiple Representations and Epistemic Games in Introductory Physics Exam Solutions.” PERC Conf. Proc. (American Association of Physics Teachers). (2014): 247-250.
McPadden, D. and Brewe, E. “The Impacts of Instructor and Student Gender on Student Performance in Introductory Modeling Instruction Courses.” PERC Conf. Proc. (American Association of Physics Teachers). (2014): 183-186.
McPadden, D. and Brewe, E. “Network analysis of students’ use of representations in problem solving.” PERC Conf. Proc. (American Association of Physics Teachers). (2015): 219-222.
Monsalve, C., Hazari, Z, McPadden, D., Sonnert, G. and Sadler, P. “Examining the relationship between career outcome expectations and physics identity.” PERC Conf. Proc. (American Association of Physics Teachers). (2016): 228-231.
Mashood K. K. “Historico -critical analysis of the concept of mass: From antiquity to Newton.” In Subramaniam, K., & Mazumdar, A. (Eds.), Proceedings of epiSTEME-3 - International Conference to Review Research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Mumbai, India: McMillan. (2009).
Mashood K. K. and Vijay A. Singh. “Variation in angular velocity and angular acceleration of a particle in rectilinear motion.” European Journal of Physics 33 (2012): 473-478.
Mashood K. K. and Vijay A. Singh. “Rotational kinematics of a particle in rectilinear motion: Perceptions and pitfalls.” American Journal of Physics 80.8 (2012): 720-723.
Mashood K. K. and Vijay. A. Singh. “An inventory on rotational kinematics of a particle: Unraveling misconceptions and pitfalls in reasoning.” European Journal of Physics 33 (2012): 1301-1312.
Mashood, K.K. and Vijay A. Singh. “Development of a concept inventory in rotational kinematics: Initial phases and some methodological concerns.” In Nagarjuna et. al .(Eds.), Proceedings of epiSTEME 5 – International Conference to Review Research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Mumbai, India: Cinnamonteal. (2013).
Mashood, K.K. and Vijay A. “Singh Large-scale studies on the transferability of general problem-solving skills and the pedagogic potential of physics.” Physics Education (IOP-UK) 48 (2013): 629-635.
Mashood, K. K. and Vijay A. Singh. “Rotational kinematics of a rigid body about a fixed axis: Development and analysis of an inventory.” European Journal of Physics 36 (2015): 045020.
Chari, D., Irving, P., Howard, R., and Bowe, B. “Identifying Knowledge, Skill and Competence for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research: A Study of Postgraduate Researchers’ Experiences.” International Journal of Engineering Education 28.5 (2012): 1046- 1055.
Irving, P.W. and Sayre, E.C. “Upper Level Physics Students Conceptions Of Understanding.” Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2012, AIP Conference Proceedings. (2012).
Chen, Y., Irving, P.W., and Sayre, E.C. “An epistemic game for answer making in learning about hydrostatics.” Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research 9.1 (2013): 010108.
Irving, P.W., Martinuk, M.“S.” and Sayre, E.C. “Transitions in students’ epistemic framing along two axes: Expansive/Narrow and Serious/Silly.” Physical Review Special Topics- Physics Education Research 9.1 (2013): 01011.
Irving, P.W. and Sayre, E.C. “Physics Identity Development: A snapshot of the stages of development of upper-level physics students.” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 13.4 (2013).
Modir, B., Irving, P.W., Wolf, S. F. and Sayre, E.C. “Learning about the Energy of a Hurricane System through an Estimation Epistemic Game.” Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2014, AIP Conference Proceedings. (2014).
Wolf, S. F., Doughty L., Irving, P.W., Sayre, E.C. and Caballero, M. D. “Just Math: A new epistemic frame.” Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2014, AIP Conference Proceedings. (2014).
Irving, P.W. and Sayre, E.C. “Conditions for building a community of practice in an advanced physics laboratory.” Physics Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 10 (2014): 010109.
Sayre, E.C. and Irving, P.W. “Brief, Embedded, Spontaneous Metacognitive Talk”, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 11 (2015): 020121.
Irving, P.W. and Sayre, E.C. “Becoming a physicist: the roles of research, mindsets and milestones in upper-division student perceptions.” Physics Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research 11 (2015): 020120.
Pawlak, A., Irving, P.W. and Caballero, M. D. “Identification of a shared answer- making epistemic game in a group context.” Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2015, AIP Conference Proceedings. (2015).
Obsniuk, M.J., Irving, P.W. and Caballero, M. D. “A Case Study: Novel Group Interactions through Introductory Computational Physics.” Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2015, AIP Conference Proceedings. (2015).
Irving, P.W. and Sayre, E.C. “Identity Statuses in upper-division physics students.” Cultural Studies of Science Education 11 (2016): 1155–1200.
Irving, P.W. and Sayre, E.C. “Developing physics identities.” Physics Today 69.5 (2016): 46.
Pawlak, A ., Irving. P.W. and Caballero, M. D. “Development of modes of collaboration framework.” In review: Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research.
Irving, P.W., Obsniuk, M.J. and Caballero, M.D. “P^3: A Practice Focused Learning Environment.” Accepted EJP. (2017).
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A. Nair., S.D. St. Peter, K. Tsao, D.J. Ostlie and G.W. Holcomb III. “Thoracoscopy for Malignancy in Children.” Surgical Endoscopy 21.Supp 1 (2007): S476.
S.D. St. Peter, S.J. Keckler, A. Nair., W.S. Andrews, R.J. Sharp, C.L. Snyder, D.J. Ostlie and G.W. Holcomb III “Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Pediatric Population.” Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 18.1 (2008): 127-130.
K. Tsao, S.D. St. Peter, S.W. Sharp, A. Nair, W.S. Andrews, R.J. Sharp, C.L. Snyder, D.J. Ostlie and G.W. Holcomb III. “Current Application of Thoracoscopy in Children.” Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 18.1 (2008): 131-135.
K. Tsao, S.D. St. Peter, P.A. Valusek, T.L. Spilde, S.J. Keckler, A. Nair., D.J. Ostlie and G.W. Holcomb III. “Management of Pediatric Acute Appendicitis in the Computed Tomographic Era.” Journal of Surgical Research 147.2 (2008): 221-224.
Geller, B.D., Dreyfus, B.W., Gouvea, J.S., Sawtelle, V., Turpen, C. and Redish, E.F. “Like dissolves like: Unpacking student reasoning about thermodynamic heuristics.” Proceedings of the 2013 Physics Education Research Conference, American Association of Physics Teachers. (2014): 157-160.
Dreyfus, B.W., Geller, B.D., Gouvea, J.S., Sawtelle, V., Turpen, C. and Redish, E.F. “Negative energy: Why interdisciplinary physics requires multiple ontologies.” Proceedings of the 2013 Physics Education Research Conference, American Association of Physics Teachers. (2014): 129-132.
Sawtelle, V., Turpen, C. and Gouvea, J.S. “Harnessing Affinity Towards Biology to Support Diversity in Physics.” Proceedings of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. (2014).
Redish, E.F., Sawtelle, V., Turpen, C. “The role physics can play in a multi-disciplinary curriculum for non- physics scientists and engineers.” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Mathematics and Science Education Research Conference. (2014).