A5070787904- Career Development and Diversity
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Innovative Education and Learning Practices
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Gender, Education, and Development Issues
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
Texas A&M University
2021-2022
Physics outreach programs provide a critical context for informal experiences that promote the transition from new student to contributing physicist. Prior studies have suggested positive link between participation in physics and development of student's identity. In this study, we adopt student-focused investigation explore effects on dimensions identity, sense community, 21st century skill development, motivation. We employed mixed methods study combining survey instrument (117 responses)...
Many undergraduate and graduate physics students participate in some form of public engagement throughout the course their studies, often through groups supported by departments universities. These informal teaching learning programs can offer unique opportunities for both participants facilitators to interact a way that fosters identity development. Understanding how identities be cultivated will allow us work toward field is inclusive more identities. In this study, we build on previous...
Gender bias, reduced sense of belonging, and lower physics self-efficacy are among the challenges faced by women who choose to study physics. Prior studies focusing on this underrepresented group have examined experiences impacts formal educational settings, leaving impact informal programs, frequently called outreach as a relatively overlooked area. Existing research programs indicates that student facilitators, help run can experience positive their learning community beyond setting...
Informal physics programs can play a vital role in supporting student learning and sense of community beyond the formal settings classroom or laboratory.This work builds on recent study impact facilitating informal students' identity, belonging, career skills development by narrowing focus to specifically examine effects female students who are underrepresented physics.We found statistically significant shift confidence choice major when compared prior after programs.All were interviewed...
Many undergraduate and graduate physics students participate in some form of public engagement throughout the course their studies, often through groups supported by departments universities. These informal teaching learning programs can offer unique opportunities for identity development. Understanding how identities be fostered will allow us to work toward a field that is inclusive more identities. In this study, we build on previous investigate student-facilitator experiences three using...
Gender bias, reduced sense of belonging, and lower physics self-efficacy are among the challenges faced by female students who choose to study physics. Prior studies focusing on this underrepresented group have examined experiences impacts formal educational settings, leaving impact informal programs as a relatively overlooked area. Existing research indicates that student facilitators, help run programs, can experience positive their learning community beyond setting classroom or...