scholarly journals Effects of emergency remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic on university physics students in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Marzoli ◽  
Arturo Colantonio ◽  
Claudio Fazio ◽  
Marco Giliberti ◽  
Umberto Scotti di Uccio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physics Students ◽  
University Physics

scholarly journals A survey of the number of legally blind university physics students in Canada during 2003–2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Alan J. Slavin
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Physics Students ◽  
Laboratory Courses ◽  
University Physics ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Partially Sighted ◽  
Accessible Price ◽  
Blind Students

Over the last few years, video assistive apparatus has become available at an accessible price that will allow students who have limited vision to participate almost fully in many laboratory courses at university. This paper presents a survey of the number of legally blind university physics students in Canada for the period 2003 to 2013. It will act as a benchmark to measure the effectiveness, in laboratory courses, of recent legislation mandating the provision of assistive devices in educational institutions. The survey was sent to all 52 physics departments at institutions in Canada that grant physics degrees, with all but one of the departments replying. None knew of any legally blind physicists practising in Canada. The only legally blind physics students reported were one partially sighted student who was awarded a Ph.D. in 2001, and one currently at Trent University. The survey results show that of the 12.5% of blind students who hold university degrees in Canada, very few of them are in physics.

scholarly journals An exploration of university physics students’ epistemological mindsets towards the understanding of physics equations

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Domert ◽  
John Airey ◽  
Cedric Linder ◽  
Rebecca Lippmann Kung
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Physics Teaching ◽  
Physics Students ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
University Physics ◽  
Students Attitudes

Students’ attitudes and beliefs about learning have been shown to affect learning outcomes. This study explores how university physics students think about what it means to understand physics equations. The data comes from semi-structured interviews with students from three Swedish universities. The analysis follows a data-based, inductive approach to characterise students’ descriptions of what it means to understand equations in terms of epistemological mindsets (perceived critical attributes of a learning, application, or problem-solving situation that are grounded in epistemology). The results are given in terms of different components of students’ epistemological mindsets. Relations between individuals and sets of components as well as differences across various stages of students’ academic career are then explored. Pedagogical implications of the findings are discussed and tentative suggestions for university physics teaching are made.

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