Becoming a physicist: The roles of research, mindsets, and milestones in upper-division student perceptions

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] As part of a longitudinal study into identity development in upper-level physics students, we used a phenomenographic research method to examine students’ perceptions of what it means to be a physicist. Analysis reveal...

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Main Authors: Paul W. Irving, Eleanor C. Sayre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015-09-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020120