2013/05/20 by Gordon P. Ramsey, Ramsey, Gordon P., Melissa M. Nemeth +3
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Educational Assessment and Pedagogy #FOS: Physical sciences #Innovative Teaching Methods #Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) #Student Assessment and Feedback #physics.ed-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1305.4576
12 pages, no figures. To be published in the proceedings of the World Conference in Physics Education (WCPE), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2012
arxiv created 2013/05/20 · openalex publication_date 2013/05/20 · arxiv updated 2013/05/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The objective of this project is to compare the effectiveness of teaching styles used in high school physics classes and the methods used to assess them. We would like to determine those approaches to physics at the high schools that work and those that do not work for students from different demographics. We sent out a survey to high school physics teachers in the U.S. Midwest states, inquiring about student preparation, pedagogy in the classroom, assessment and professional development. We found that there are differences in the practices of physics teachers in all of these areas, depending on the school location, be it rural, suburban or urban. Our results enable us to report on the most common successful practices in physics courses for these demographic areas.