Measuring and improving Pedagogical Content Knowledge of student
assistants in introductory physics classes
This is the design of PCK-Q website
PUBLICATIONS
Thacker, B., Hart, S., Wipfli, K., & Wang, J. (2023). The development of free-response questions to assess learning assistants PCK in the context of questioning. arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.14285. (published)
Wang, J., Wang, Y., Guo, Y., Sneed, S. Thacker, B., & Hart, S. (2023) Analyzing the patterns of questioning chains and their intervention on student learning in science teacher preparation. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. DOI: 10.1007/s10763-023-10408-4. (published)
Wang, J., Wang, Y. Wipfli, K., Thacker, B., & Hart, S. (2023) Measuring learning assistants’ use of questioning in online courses about introductory physics. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 19(1), 1-18. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010113. (published)
Wang, J., Wang, Y., & Kashef, S. S. Quantitative measurement of pre-service teachers’ competency of questioning in scaffolding students’ science learning. Research in Science Education.(under review)
Wang, J., Wang, Y. & Kashef, S. S. Pioneering quantitative assessment of questioning competency in elementary pre-service teachers using Likert-scale questions. ournal of Research in Science Teaching.(under review)
Wang, J., Wang, Y. Thacker, B., Hart, S., & Wipfli, K. Unveiling the influence of Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Questioning on college students’ conceptual learning of introductory physics. Physical Review Physics Education Research.(under review)
WORKSHOPS
Wang, J. (2023, April). Assessment and preparation of pre-service teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of questioning. American Educational Research Association (AERA) workshop. Chicago, IL.
Wang, J., Thacker B., Hart, S. & Wipfli, K. (2021, August). Measuring learning assistants’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge for questioning with a written instrument. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC) workshop, virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Wang, J., Thacker B., Hart, S., & Wipfli, K. (2021, July). Measuring and improving Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Learning Assistants In introductory physics classes. American Association of Physics Teacher (AAPT) workshop, virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Wang, J., Thacker B., Wipfli, K., & Hart, S. (2020, July). Measuring and improving Pedagogical Content Knowledge of student assistants in introductory physics classes. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC) workshop, virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.
MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
Wang, J., Thacker, B., Hart, S. & Wipfli, K. (2021, May). Measuring and Improving PCK-Q of Student Assistants in Introductory Physics Courses. 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase. Technical Education Research Centers (TERC), Virtual presentation. https://stemforall2021.videohall.com/presentations/2080.
Wang, J., Thacker, B., Hart, S. & Wipfli, K. (2020, May). Measuring and Improving PCK-Q of Student Assistants. 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase. Technical Education Research Centers (TERC), Virtual presentation. http://stemforall2020.videohall.com/p/1812.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Wang J. & Wang. Y. (2024, April). Evaluating questioning competency in elementary pre-service teachers using Likert-scale questions. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Denver, CO.
Thacker, B., Hart, S., Wipfli, K. and Wang, J. (2022, July) “Development of a Likert-style instrument to assess LA’s PCK-Q,” American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting.
Thacker, B., Hart, S., Wipfli, K. and Wang, J. (2022, January) Development of a Likert-style assessment to assess learning assistants’ PCK-Q. American Association of Physics Teachers Virtual Winter Meeting.
Wang, J., Wang, Y., Thacker B., Wipfli, K., & Hart, S. (2022, March). Investigating learning assistants' use of questioning in the online setting of an inquiry-oriented physics course. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Vancouver, Canada.
Wang, J., Wang, Y, Guo, Y., & Kashef, S. (2022, March). Examining elementary pre-service teachers’ competence of questioning in leveraging students’ conceptual understanding. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Vancouver, Canada.
Thacker, B., Hart, S., Wipfli, K., & Wang, J. (2021). Development of a Written Assessment to Analyze Student Teaching Assistants' PCK-Q. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 66.
Thacker, B.,Hart, S., Wipfli, K.and Wang, J. (2021, January). Development of a Rubric to Analyze Student Teaching Assistants’ PCK-Q. American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), (virtual).
Thacker, B.,Hart, S., Wipfli, K.and Wang, J. (2021, July). “Development of a Written Assessment to Analyze Student Teaching Assistants’ PCK-Q,” American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), (virtual).
Thacker, B.,Hart, S., Wipfli, K.and Wang, J. (2021, March) “Development of a Written Assessment to Analyze Student Teaching Assistants’ PCK-Q” Texas Section AAPT/APS/SPS (virtual).
Wang, J., Wang, Y., Thacker B., Wipfli, K., & Hart, S. (2021, July). Measure learning assistants’ PCK-Q in online settings during COVID pandemic. American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Wang, J., Wang, Y., Guo, L., Guo, Y., Sneed, S., & Wipfli, K. (2021, April). Introduce a coding instrument for the quantitative analysis of teachers’ questioning chains. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Wegleitner, W., Joules, K., and Thacker, B. (2021, July). “Using Likert-style questions to assess learning assistants’ PCK-Q,” American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), (virtual).
Thacker, B. (2021, October) “Development of a written instrument to assess LA’s PCK-Q,” 2021 Learning Assistant Alliance Research Symposium, (virtual).
Thacker B., Wang, J., Wipfli, K., & Hart, S. (2020, July). Development of an instrument to measure student assistants’ PCK-Q. American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Wang, J., Thacker B., Wipfli, K., & Hart, S. (2020, July). Scrutinize SA-student interaction in inquiry-oriented college physics courses. American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.