Dr. Justin Gambrell, Assistant Professor, at Michigan State University will be presenting on “Computational Thinking Assessment for Introductory Physics: Design, Implementation, and Future Directions”

Abstract: We have been developing a computational thinking assessment for introductory physics to support instructors in the integration of computational practices in introductory physics courses. We began this process by interviewing physicists both in academia and industry about the learning goals of computation in the physics classroom. We then designed an assessment to focus on the learning goals identified like translating physics to code. Recently we piloted the assessment at four different institutions that taught intro physics using VPython and analyzed the data for assessment validity and reliability. In this talk, we will describe our steps towards assessment development and end with a discussion on what our future work holds given our validity and reliability results.

Date and Time: Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. US ET

(Nepal Time: Saturday, Kartik 10, 2081 at 8:15 p.m.)

Where?: WebEx (Registration required)

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