2017 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2017

Session

W3-1 Teaching Physics to a Wider Audience (DPE/CEWIP) | Enseigner la physique à un auditoire plus vaste (DEP/CEFEP)

W3-1

31 May 2017, 13:30

BioSci 1102 (Queen's University)

Conveners

W3-1 Teaching Physics to a Wider Audience (DPE/CEWIP) | Enseigner la physique à un auditoire plus vaste (DEP/CEFEP)

• Shohini Ghose (Wilfrid Laurier University)

1897. Perhaps calling it the gender gap is missing the point!

Prof. Fraser James M. (Queen's University)

31/05/2017, 13:30

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité

A persistent gender gap in physics—particularly in both conceptual understanding and retention in programs—has concerned educators and policy makers for decades. Though women make up the majority of undergraduate students, they represent only 20% of physics undergraduates. We found that in a study of 790 students from our institution, physics identity plays a significant role, distinct from...

1732. Undergrads at a Synchrotron? Innovative Approaches To Include Research Experiences In Undergraduate Courses

Mrs Tracy Walker (Canadian Light Source Inc)

31/05/2017, 14:00

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

Research into education strategies has repeatedly shown that actively engaging students results in stronger learning of core concepts (Korff, 2016). Calls to include experiential, inquiry-based strategies, particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education have been persistent (Zhang, 2016). Many institutions are searching for ways to accomplish this, and research...

1775. A First Aid Kit for High School Teachers tasked with teaching Quantum Mechanics

Daria Ahrensmeier (Simon Fraser University)

31/05/2017, 14:15

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

Several provinces have now included quantum mechanics in their physics curriculum for grades 11 and 12. While certainly well intended, this is expected to cause problems due to the students’ lack of mathematical proficiency, the fact that many physics teachers do not have a physics background, and the inadequate selection of specific topics that are suggested in the curriculum.

In this talk,...

1588. What makes students choose a physics major, or not?

Laura Stiles-Clarke (St. Francis Xavier University)

31/05/2017, 14:30

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

CLOSED - Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)

In order to create a scientifically literate society, and to keep up with the rapid pace of technological change around the world, more students must be encouraged to pursue degrees in physics and related fields (President’s Council of Advisors, 2012). This study invited students taking introductory physics at a university in Atlantic Canada to participate in an anonymous, mainly short answer...

1896. Report on the 2017 Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) and development of APS-CAP partnership

Brigitte Vachon (McGill University (CA))

31/05/2017, 14:45

Women in Physics / Femmes en physique (CEWIP-CEFEP)

CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)

The fourth edition of the Canadian Conference for
Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) series was held at McMaster
University on 13-15 January 2017. A conference report for this 2017
edition will be presented along with historical statistics from the past
conferences held in Canada so far. The second part of this talk
will report on the developing partnership between CAP and the...