Methods for analyzing pathways through a physics major

Aiken, John M.; Caballero, Marcos D.

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Methods for analyzing pathways through a physics major

written by John M. Aiken and Marcos D. Caballero

Physics Education Research frequently investigates what students studying physics do on small time scales (e.g. single courses, observations within single courses), or post-education time scales (e.g., what jobs do physics majors get?) but there is little research into how students get from the beginning to the end of a physics degree. Our work attempts to visualize students paths through the physics major, and quantitatively describe the students who take physics courses, receive physics degrees, and change degree paths into and out of the physics program at Michigan State University.

Physics Education Research Conference 2016
Part of the PER Conference series
Sacramento, CA: July 20-21, 2016
Pages 28-31

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=14186">Aiken, John, and Marcos D. Caballero. "Methods for analyzing pathways through a physics major." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016.</a>

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Aiken, John, and Marcos D. Caballero. "Methods for analyzing pathways through a physics major." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14186&DocID=4538 (accessed 18 May 2024).

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