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Adaptation and Implementation of a Radically Reformed Introductory Physics Course for Biological Science Majors: Assessing Success and Prospects for Future Implementation
written by Charles J. De Leone, Catherine M. Ishikawa, and Robin Marion
The physics department at California State University San Marcos has nearly completed work on an NSF CCLI-A&I funded project to adapt and implement UC Davis' reformed introductory physics course for students in the biological sciences. As part of the project, a group of physics instructors met to discuss criteria for measuring the implementation's success and the feasibility of implementing the course at other institutions. Criteria for measuring success fell into three areas--student outcomes, institutionalization of the course, and adherence to the original course's core philosophy. This paper describes the criteria in more detail, presents data for outcomes already measured, and discusses the challenges of measuring other outcomes. Finally, the paper briefly discusses the likelihood of instructors at other institutions meeting with the same or better success at implementing the course.
Physics Education Research Conference 2006
Part of the PER Conference series
Syracuse, New York: July 26-27, 2006
Volume 883, Pages 113-116
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© 2006 American Institute of Physics
DOI:
10.1063/1.2508705
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0410991
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01.40.Fk
01.40.Di
01.40.Ha
Keywords:
PERC 2006, biophysics, course design, learning theory, teaching methods
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Metadata instance created June 4, 2007 by Shawn Weatherford
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C. De Leone, C. Ishikawa, and R. Marion, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York, 2006, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5274&DocID=2096).
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C. De Leone, C. Ishikawa, and R. Marion, Adaptation and Implementation of a Radically Reformed Introductory Physics Course for Biological Science Majors: Assessing Success and Prospects for Future Implementation, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York, 2006, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5274&DocID=2096>.
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De Leone, C., Ishikawa, C., & Marion, R. (2006, July 26-27). Adaptation and Implementation of a Radically Reformed Introductory Physics Course for Biological Science Majors: Assessing Success and Prospects for Future Implementation. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5274&DocID=2096
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De Leone, C, C. Ishikawa, and R. Marion. "Adaptation and Implementation of a Radically Reformed Introductory Physics Course for Biological Science Majors: Assessing Success and Prospects for Future Implementation." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2006, Syracuse, New York, July 26-27, 2006. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5274&DocID=2096 (accessed 11 December 2024).
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De Leone, Charles, Catherine M. Ishikawa, and Robin Marion. "Adaptation and Implementation of a Radically Reformed Introductory Physics Course for Biological Science Majors: Assessing Success and Prospects for Future Implementation." Physics Education Research Conference 2006. Syracuse, New York: 2006. 113-116 Vol. 883 of PER Conference. 11 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5274&DocID=2096>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Charles De Leone and Catherine M. Ishikawa and Robin Marion", Title = {Adaptation and Implementation of a Radically Reformed Introductory Physics Course for Biological Science Majors: Assessing Success and Prospects for Future Implementation}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2006}, Pages = {113-116}, Address = {Syracuse, New York}, Series = {PER Conference}, Volume = {883}, Month = {July 26-27}, Year = {2006} }
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