Research on Active Learning and Classroom Instruction

Presentations

• Beyond named methods: A typology of active learning based on classroom observation networks

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 17, 2026, 8:12 AM

  Publication: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.01124

  Presenters

  • Meagan Sundstrom

    • Drexel University

  Authors

  • Meagan Sundstrom

    • Drexel University

  • Justin E Gambrell

    • Michigan State University

  • Colin Green

    • Bryn Mawr College

  • Adrienne Traxler

    • University of Copenhagen

  • Eric Brewe

    • Drexel University

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• Fidelity of implementation: Measuring the extent to which instructors adapt established active learning methods

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 8:12 AM – March 17, 2026, 8:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Ibukunoluwa O Bukola

    • Drexel University

  Authors

  • Ibukunoluwa O Bukola

    • Drexel University

  • Meagan Sundstrom

    • Drexel University

  • Justin E Gambrell

    • Michigan State University

  • Colin Green

    • Bryn Mawr College

  • Adrienne Traxler

    • University of Copenhagen

  • Eric Brewe

    • Drexel University

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• Framework for understanding the outcomes of introductory physics for life sciences (IPLS) course ecosystems

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 8:24 AM – March 17, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch

    • Swarthmore College

  Authors

  • Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch

    • Swarthmore College

  • Wilber Valente Gutierrez

    • Swarthmore College

  • Carlos Benavides

    • Swarthmore College

  • Lundy Zheng

    • Swarthmore College

  • Benjamin Geller

    • Swarthmore College

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• Investigations of student experiences in Physics and the Brain, a new interdisciplinary course

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 17, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Kasey R Wagoner

    • North Carolina State University

  Authors

  • Kasey R Wagoner

    • North Carolina State University

  • Christa Baker

    • North Carolina State University

  • Brayan Diaz

    • Utah State University

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• Linking Open-Access Resource Use to Performance in Calculus-Based Physics

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Publication: J. K. Hirons, J. D. Perry, D. T. Nodurft, S. Crawford, W. Bassichis, and T. Erukhimova, Click, Watch, Learn: The Impact of Student Self-Study Materials on Physics Electricity and Magnetism Course Outcomes, https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12143 under review in Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res.

  Presenters

  • James K Hirons

    • Texas A&M University College Station
    • Texas A&M University

  Authors

  • James K Hirons

    • Texas A&M University College Station
    • Texas A&M University

  • Kaylyn Sitka

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • Tatiana L Erukhimova

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • Jonathan D Perry

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Dawson T Nodurft

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • Scott Crawford

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • William H Bassichis

    • Texas A&M University College Station

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• Answering Student Questions All at Once: Real-Time AI Summaries in Lecture

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Daria-Teodora Harabor

    • Harvard University

  Authors

  • Daria-Teodora Harabor

    • Harvard University

  • Inko Bovenzi

    • Harvard University

  • Carlos Argüelles-Delgado

    • Harvard University

  • Louis Deslauriers

    • Harvard University, Department of Physics

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• A Process for sustainably integrating Computation throughout the Undergraduate Physics major curriculum at a large university.

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Pamela Sooriyan

    • University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Pamela Sooriyan

    • University of Minnesota

  • Shaul Hanany

    • University of Minnesota

  • Kenneth J Heller

    • University of Minnesota

  • Thomas W Jones

    • University of Minnesota

  • Joseph Irving Kapusta

    • University of Minnesota

  • Alexis V Knaub

    • American Association of Physics Teachers

  • Sarah McHale

    • University of Minnesota

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• Benefits and Limitations of Public Exams in an Introductory Physics Class

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:24 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Binisha Marahatta

    • New Mexico State University

  Authors

  • Binisha Marahatta

    • New Mexico State University

  • Matthew D Sievert

    • New Mexico State University

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• From connection to completion: Exploring the relationship between integration and student persistence

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Bruna Schons Ribeiro

    • University Fed do Rio Grande do Sul

  Authors

  • Bruna Schons Ribeiro

    • University Fed do Rio Grande do Sul

  • Leonardo A Heidemann

    • University Fed do Rio Grande do Sul

  • Tobias Espinosa

    • University Fed do Rio Grande do Sul

  • Eric Brewe

    • Drexel University

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