Browsing Faculty Research and Scholarship by Author "Blue, Jennifer"
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Alternatives to the SGID: Instructor-Administered Mid-Term Evaluations for Formative Assessment.
Dietz, Beth; Blue, Jennifer -
Assessing Scientific Research Skills
Blue, Jennifer; Taylor, Beverley A.P.; Yarrison-Rice, Jan; Jaeger, HerbertAlso available here: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470393343.html -
Converging Paths: Girls, Science, and Teachers
Gann, Debra; Blue, Jennifer -
Creating, implementing, and sustaining an advanced optical spectroscopy laboratory course
Blue, Jennifer; Bayram, S. Burcin; Marcum, S. DouglasAn upper-division laboratory course in atomic and molecular spectroscopy is described. Examples of outcomes that also benefit second-year physics laboratories and demonstrations in introductory courses are presented. The ... -
Enriching Gender in PER: A binary past and a complex future
Traxler, Adrienne L.; Cid, Ximena C.; Blue, Jennifer; Barthelemy, Ramon -
Enriching gender in physics education research: A binary past and a complex future
Traxler, Adrienne L.; Cid, Ximena C.; Blue, Jennifer; Barthelemy, Ramon[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] In this article, we draw on previous reports from physics, science education, and women’s studies to propose a more nuanced treatment of gender in physics ... -
The Evidence Base for Sciences: Classroom Assessment in Science Education
Blue, Jennifer; Kahle, Jane Butler -
The Evidence Base for Sciences: Physical Sciences
Blue, Jennifer; Kahle, Jane Butler -
Full-Cycle Assessment of Critical Thinking in an Ethics and Science Course
Blue, Jennifer; Taylor, Beverley A.P.; Yarrison-Rice, JanEnhancing critical thinking skills for undergraduate students is important across the curriculum and between disciplines. We report on a method of improving critical thinking skills, which was studied through an Ethics and ... -
A Ph.D. in Physics Education Research
Blue, Jennifer; Kanim, Stephen -
Self-Efficacy in Introductory Physics in Students at Single-Sex and Coeducational Colleges
Blue, Jennifer; Mills, Mary Elizabeth; Yezierski, EllenWe surveyed 88 students at four colleges: one men’s college, two women’s colleges, and one coeducational college. The questions, modified from Reid (2007), asked about in-class participation, how fulfilled they were by ... -
Student Perceptions of an Introductory Laboratory Course
Blue, Jennifer; Jacob, JoshuaWe surveyed students taking an introductory university physics laboratory course over the summer. These students are science majors, but not physics majors. Eighteen students were interviewed, asked what they thought the ... -
Using Matched Samples to Look for Sex Differences
Blue, Jennifer; Heller, PatriciaThe reasons for observed differences in physics performance between men and women have yet to be clearly determined. This study asks the question: if men and women have a similar background at the start of an introductory ... -
What Do Students Want? Small Group Instructional Diagnoses of STEM Faculty
Blue, Jennifer; Wentzell, Gregg W,; Evins, Matthew J.Small Group Instructional Diagnoses (SGIDs) are informal, mid-semester evaluations of courses, which the instructors request voluntarily. The facilitator of the SGID comes into a class, the instructor leaves, and the ... -
When Do Girls Lose Interest in Math and Science?
Blue, Jennifer; Gann, Debra