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'''Wendy K. Adams''' is an American [[Physics education|physics educator]]. She is known for her work on interactive educational simulations of physics including the [[PhET Interactive Simulations]] project,{{r|xp}} on the effectiveness of peer discussions on conceptual understanding of physics,{{r|clickers}} on measurement of student beliefs about physical concepts,{{r|faps}} on public beliefs about what it is like to be a physics teacher,{{r|perceptions}} and on other aspects of physics education. She is a research professor of physics in the [[Colorado School of Mines]].{{r|mines}} and the Executive Director of Get the |
'''Wendy K. Adams''' is an American [[Physics education|physics educator]]. She is known for her work on interactive educational simulations of physics including the [[PhET Interactive Simulations]] project,{{r|xp}} on the effectiveness of peer discussions on conceptual understanding of physics,{{r|clickers}} on measurement of student beliefs about physical concepts,{{r|faps}} on public beliefs about what it is like to be a physics teacher,{{r|perceptions}} and on other aspects of physics education. She is a research professor of physics in the [[Colorado School of Mines]].{{r|mines}} and the Executive Director of [https://www.GettheFactsOut.org Get the Facts Out] {{r|GFO}} a national multi-society effort to repair the reputation of the teaching profession. |
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==Education and career== |
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Adams is originally from Colorado,{{r|xp}} and graduated from the [[University of Northern Colorado]] in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in physics. She earned a master's degree from the [[University of Colorado]] in 1996, and returned to the University of Colorado for a Ph.D., which she completed in 2008{{r|mines}} under the supervision of [[Carl Wieman]].{{r|xp}} She became a faculty member at the Colorado School of Mines in 2017.{{r|elected}} |
Adams is originally from Colorado,{{r|xp}} and graduated from the [[University of Northern Colorado]] in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in physics. She earned a master's degree in physics from the [[University of Colorado]] in 1996, and returned to the University of Colorado for a Ph.D. in Physics with a specialty in Physics Education Research, which she completed in 2008{{r|mines}} under the supervision of [[Carl Wieman]].{{r|xp}} She became a faculty member at the Colorado School of Mines in 2017.{{r|elected}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 12 March 2024
Wendy K. Adams is an American physics educator. She is known for her work on interactive educational simulations of physics including the PhET Interactive Simulations project,[1] on the effectiveness of peer discussions on conceptual understanding of physics,[2] on measurement of student beliefs about physical concepts,[3] on public beliefs about what it is like to be a physics teacher,[4] and on other aspects of physics education. She is a research professor of physics in the Colorado School of Mines.[5] and the Executive Director of Get the Facts Out [6] a national multi-society effort to repair the reputation of the teaching profession.
Education and career
[edit]Adams is originally from Colorado,[1] and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in physics. She earned a master's degree in physics from the University of Colorado in 1996, and returned to the University of Colorado for a Ph.D. in Physics with a specialty in Physics Education Research, which she completed in 2008[5] under the supervision of Carl Wieman.[1] She became a faculty member at the Colorado School of Mines in 2017.[7]
Recognition
[edit]Adams was the 2018 winner of the Excellence in Physics Education Award of the American Physical Society (APS). The award cited her "systematic development, dissemination, and evaluation of the physics education tool, PhET Interactive Simulations project, used world-wide by millions of students and their teachers".[1] In 2019 she was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society, after a nomination by the APS Forum on Education, "for impactful physics education research and the subsequent development of assessments in the areas of problem solving, student beliefs, and teacher preparation, leading to a range of improvements such as increased student learning and reductions in physics teacher shortages".[3][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 2018 Excellence in Physics Education Award Recipient: Wendy K. Adams, Colorado School of Mines, American Physical Society, retrieved 2020-08-04
- ^ "Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance With 'Clickers'", Science Daily, January 12, 2009
- ^ a b APS Fellows Nominated by FEd: 2019, APS Forum on Education, retrieved 2020-08-04
- ^ Poffenberger, Leah (October 2019), "New APS Program Promotes Positive Perceptions of STEM Teaching", APS News, 28 (9)
- ^ a b Wendy K. Adams, Colorado School of Mines Physics, retrieved 2020-08-04
- ^ Get the Facts Out, Get the Facts Out, retrieved 2023-09-01
- ^ a b Rusch, Emilie, "Wendy Adams elected fellow of American Physical Society", Mines Newsroom, Colorado School of Mines, retrieved 2020-08-04
External links
[edit]- Wendy Adams publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- 21st-century American women scientists
- Scientists from Colorado