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Teaching Innovation and Assessment
Assessment for General Education Classes
Assessment in the Physics Program
Innovations in Teaching Physics
Research on Student Learning in Physics
Grant Support for Physics Curriculum Reform
Assessment for General Education Classes
General Education Assessment in the Department of Chemistry and Physics
Assessment in the Physics Program
Assessment Coordinator:
Mel S. Sabella (X2172, msabella@csu.edu)
Physics Faculty:
- Justin Akujieze
- Samuel Bowen
- Kim Coble
- Mel Sabella
- Shuming Zheng
Assessment Reports
Copies of assessment reports
Electronic Copies of the assessment reports and other types of analysis are available by clicking the link above. Access to these documents is restricted. Please contact Mel Sabella (X2172, msabella@csu.edu) to request the password to access the documents. You will need Adobe Reader to access the file - the Reader is free for download at www.adobe.com.
Information for Students:
- Data on performance
- Resources for students
Information for Instructors:
Links to Other Assessment Instruments:
Links to Papers on Physics Education Research:
Innovations in Teaching Physics
Physics Laboratories
Physics Laboratories are designed to challenge students and help students form logical, consistent, scientific arguments. In addition to learning how to effectively utilize equipment, students are often asked to design their own experiments to find the answer to a problem.
 Work and Energy (video coming soon!)
Physics Tutorials
Tutorials in Introductory Physics are nationally recognized research-based curriculum developed by the University of Washington Physics Education Group. The tutorials target specific student difficulties that have been identified by education researchers. In the tutorial classroom students are discussing and arguing about ideas, observations, and are resolving their difficulties through a guided-inquiry approach.
 Forces Involved in a Collision low quality video high quality video
 Newton's Third Law low quality video high quality video
 Torque Acting on an Object low quality video high quality video
(videos require internet explorer)
Web-based Assignments
We have adopted the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign web-based homework system. Tycho provides students with two types of questions: Standard Problems and Interactive Examples. Both types of questions provide students with immediate feedback and provide hints and helps. For more information on Tycho and the research surrounding Tycho, visit the UIUC Tycho website.
Research on Student Learning in Physics
In addition the traditional physics research that the program performs, the program also maintains a research program in Physics Education Research. This research focuses on identifying student resources and student needs in the physics courses. This research is then used to develop and revise instructional materials. For more information on this research contact Mel S. Sabella or visit his website. The web site contains research descriptions, as well as papers and presentations on CSU's Physics Education Research Effort.
Grant Support for Physics Curriculum Reform
 National Science Foundation (CCLI A&I Award) (10-04 to 9-06)
This project is a Curriculum development project that will tie conceptual Tutorials with Activity-based Tutorials that utilize computers and modern pedagogical equipment. support for this work provided by the National Science Foundation's Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement program under grant 0410068. Award amount: $53,467.
 Research Development Office (NIH EARDA Award) (1-02 to 12-04)
This project investigates the effectiveness of research-based instructional materials at CSU. Although these materials have been tested at a number of Universities, there is little research documenting their effectiveness with students at inner-city institutions. Award Amount: $9000.
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