Research on Student Reasoning in Physics

Presentations

• PE-CAP: Redesigning Legacy Conceptual Inventories: Overview of Project Progress and the Validation Framework

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 18, 2026, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • John Stewart

    • West Virginia University

  Authors

  • John Stewart

    • West Virginia University

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• PE-CAP: Redesigning Legacy Conceptual Inventories: The Impact of Item Response Theory Parameter Dependencies in the Selection of a Scoring Model for Physics Conceptual Inventories

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 3:42 PM – March 18, 2026, 3:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Brett Ballard

    • West Virginia University

  Authors

  • Brett Ballard

    • West Virginia University

  • John Stewart

    • West Virginia University

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• Different Paths to the Same Answer: How Question Format Affects Reasoning

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 3:54 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Jon Owen

    • North Dakota State University

  Authors

  • Jon Owen

    • North Dakota State University

  • Mila Kryjevskaia

    • North Dakota State University

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• Adapting the online reasoning chain construction task format to investigate student reasoning trajectories

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • MacKenzie Stetzer

    • University of Maine

  Authors

  • MacKenzie Stetzer

    • University of Maine

  • Em Sowles

    • University of Maine

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• Interventions to Help Students Recognize and Resolve Reasoning Inconsistencies: An Application of Dual-Process Theories

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Paula Heron

    • University of Washington

  Authors

  • Paula Heron

    • University of Washington

  • Kristin Kellar

    • University of Washington Physics Education Group

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• Replication of a Dual-process based Instructional Intervention

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Boudreaux

    • Western Washington University

  Authors

  • Andrew Boudreaux

    • Western Washington University

  • Beth Lindsey

    • Penn State University, Greater Allegheny

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• Impact of generative artificial intelligence on novices' problem categorization

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 18, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Mary McMullan

    • University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Mary McMullan

    • University of Rochester

  • Ben Zwickl

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

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• Unpacking Trends in Students' Analogical Reasoning with Unsupervised Machine Learning

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 18, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Publication: Sirnoorkar, A., & Rebello, N. S., Allen, W., Hashmi, S. F. A. (2025). Domain choices, perceived difficulties, and comparative analysis on student and AI-generated analogies in introductory physics [Manuscript in preparation]. Purdue University.
  Allen, W., Hashmi, S. F. A., Rebello, N. S., & Sirnoorkar, A. (2025). Unpacking trends in students' analogical reasoning with unsupervised machine learning [Manuscript in preparation]. Purdue University.

  Presenters

  • Winter Allen

    • Purdue University

  Authors

  • Winter Allen

    • Purdue University

  • S. F. A. Hashmi

    • Purdue University

  • N. Sanjay Rebello

    • Purdue University

  • Amogh Sirnoorkar

    • Purdue University

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• Exploring student use of force resources in non-force contexts: insights from a forces-first mechanics course

  Oral-In-person

  March 18, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 18, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Madison Swirtz

    • University of Utah

  Authors

  • Madison Swirtz

    • University of Utah

  • Kelby Hahn

    • University of Utah

  • Kevin Davenport

    • University of Utah

  • Lauren Barth-Cohen

    • University of Utah

  • Jordan Gerton

    • University of Utah

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