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| Abstract Title: | Research-Based Materials and Assessments for Upper-Division Electrodynamics |
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| Abstract: | The success of ongoing research at the University of Colorado on student learning in upper-division electrostatics (E&M I) has naturally led us to extend this work to the context of junior-level electrodynamics (E&M II). We discuss here our development of a set of research-based instructional materials, including concept tests and tutorials designed to promote student understanding of topics from advanced electromagnetism, and an instrument for assessing whether our faculty-consensus learning goals are being met. We also describe outcomes from preliminary implementations of our transformed curriculum, offer insights into topic-specific student difficulties, and outline plans for the dissemination and further refinement of these materials. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Charles Baily University of Colorado at Boulder Department of Physics UCB 390 Boulder, CO 80309-0390 Phone: 303-817-3126 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Michael Dubson & Steven Pollock Department of Physics University of Colorado at Boulder |
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