articles and sites by physicists Wieman and Mazure

Hi all: As promised, here are articles by Physicist Carl Wieman (et al), Eric Mazur (Peer Instruction) and articles on how to assess concept maps.

best,
Sheila

1. Some articles by Carl Wieman:

• STLHE Conference Keynote summary: http://www.mcmaster.ca/stlhe/documents/Number%2047.pdf
• Professor My Brain is Full: http://update.estrategy.ubc.ca/2006/02/06/professor-my-brain-is-full/
• C.E. Wieman, K.K. Perkins, W.K. Adams. (May, 2008). Oersted Medal Lecture 2007: Interactive simulations for teaching physics: What works, what doesn't, and why. American Journal of Physics, 76, 393.
• C. E. Wieman and K. K. Perkins. (2006). A Powerful Tool For Teaching Science. Nature Physics, p. 290-292 , May.
• C.E. Wieman and K.K. Perkins (2005). Transforming Physics Education. Physics Today. 58: 11.
• And, going back a bit, Wieman acknowledges R. Hake, "Interactive-engagement vs. traditional methods: A six-thousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses," Am. J. Phys. 66, 64-74 (1998).

2. Here is Eric Mazur's website about Peer Instruction, where students solve problems collaboratively after 10 minutes of lecture:

• http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/education/educationmenu.php
• and Peer Instruction: Ten Years of Experience and Results http://web.mit.edu/jbelcher/www/TEALref/Crouch_Mazur.pdf

3. How to assess Concept Maps:
Please see:

• Classroom Assessment Techniques: Concept Mapping: under Analysis and Scoring Concept Maps:

http://www.flaguide.org/cat/conmap/conmap4.php

• Ruiz-Primo, M. A. (2004). EXAMINING CONCEPT MAPS AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL Procedures of the First International Conference on Concept Mapping. Spain.
  

http:// cmc.ihmc.us/papers/cmc2004-036.pdf
There is a rubric on page 4, figure 3, that is useful.

• Angelo, Thomas A. and Cross, K. Patricia (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. 2nd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

• Austin, L.B. and Shore, B.M. (1995). Using concept mapping for assessment in physics. Physics Education 30 (1): 41-45.