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2017 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2017

28 May 2017 to 2 June 2017
Queen's University
America/Toronto timezone
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T3-6 Creating Thriving Physics Programs (DPE) | Créer de vigoureux programmes de physique (DEP)

T3-6
30 May 2017, 13:30
BioSci 1120 (Queen's University)

BioSci 1120

Queen's University

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T3-6 Creating Thriving Physics Programs (DPE) | Créer de vigoureux programmes de physique (DEP)

  • Daria Ahrensmeier (Simon Fraser University)

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  1. 1546. Learning physics using multimedia resources
    Prof. Adriana Predoi-Cross (University of Lethbridge)
    30/05/2017, 13:30
    Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)
    CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

    This talk will report on my experience in teaching and learning physics at undergraduate level using videos, animations, physlets and physclips.Based on the perceived effectiveness of this teaching method, and published works that outline the success of using effectively multimedia resources in classrooms or online based teaching, I have tested it on two introductory physics courses: i) one...

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  2. 1802. Earth and the composition of our world – a new and highly interdisciplinary undergraduate course
    Dr Li-Hong Xu (University of New Brunswick)
    30/05/2017, 13:45
    Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)
    CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

    Undergraduate students in many disciplines must take heavily restrictive course-loads, leaving little room for electives outside their chosen field. This contributes to students graduating without having been exposed to varied modes of academic thinking. We will discuss the development and delivery of a new, highly interdisciplinary course (lectures and labs) designed to provide students with...

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  3. 1819. Personality Types and Student Performance in an Introductory Physics Course
    Jason Harlow (University of Toronto)
    30/05/2017, 14:00
    Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)
    CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

    We measured the personality type of the students in a large introductory physics course of mostly life science students using the True Colors instrument. We found large correlations of personality type with performance on the Pre-Course Force Concept Inventory (FCI), both term tests, the Post-Course FCI, and the final examination. We also saw correlations with the normalised gain on the FCI....

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  4. 1627. Revolutions in Teaching Physics: Build a Better Teacher, Build a Better Student
    Chris Meyer (Toronto District School Board, Canada)
    30/05/2017, 14:15
    Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)
    Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité

    We live in an exciting time for teaching physics. Over 30 years of education research by physics professionals is transforming physics teaching from a mystical art into a practical science. In the process, many educational myths have been successfully challenged. Research is providing great insight into the cognitive development of our students’ physics understanding and the accompanying...

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