problem solving Recommendations
4 Recommendations are tagged with "problem solving"
How can I help my students with quantitative problem solving?
March 11, 2025 by Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado BoulderQuick tips from the Faculty Teaching Institute about how to support students with quantitative problem solving
Faculty Teaching Institute, quantitative, problem solving
Which problem-solving research-based assessment should I use in my class?
April 10, 2021 by Adrian Madsen, Sarah B. McKagan, Eleanor C. Sayre, and Cassandra A. PaulThis article discusses and compares 3 research-based assessments on problem solving to help you choose one to use in your course.
concept inventories, assessment, problem solving
Arguments for skeptical colleagues
February 12, 2016 by Sam McKagan, PhysPort DirectorDo your skeptical colleagues question you or ask you to justify your use of research-based teaching methods in physics? This recommendation provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about research-based teaching in physics from your skeptical colleagues.
-What is PER and why should I care?
-What are research-based teaching methods in physics and why should I care?
skeptical colleagues, physics education research, active learning, assessment, problem solving
Ten results of physics education research that every physics instructor should know
February 11, 2016 by Sam McKagan, PhysPort DirectorThis is a draft outline for an article describing the results of physics education research that are most important for practicing physics instructors to know and apply in their classrooms. We will be publishing the results in installments on PhysPort. The goals of this article are to explain the research behind each result in enough detail that readers can easily understand why…
physics education research, active learning, assessment, problem solving, beliefs and attitudes
