Publications
2020
Student interpretations of uncertainty in classical and quantum mechanics experiments
Stein M, White C, Passante G, Holmes N. Student interpretations of uncertainty in classical and quantum mechanics experiments. In: Conference. 2020. pp. 573-578,.
Why Traditional Labs Fail, and What We Can Do About It
Holmes N. Why Traditional Labs Fail, and What We Can Do About It. Active Learning in College Science: The Case for Evidence-Based Practice. 2020;:271-290,.
2019
Using the Ecology and Evolution-Measuring Achievement and Progression in Science assessment to measure student thinking across the Four-Dimensional Ecology Education framework
Smith M, Walsh C, Holmes N, Summers M. Using the Ecology and Evolution-Measuring Achievement and Progression in Science assessment to measure student thinking across the Four-Dimensional Ecology Education framework. Ecosphere. 2019;10(9).
A re-examination of the fundamental parameters approach to calibration of the Curiosity rover alpha particle X-ray spectrometer
Campbell J, Thomson D, Flannigan E, Holmes N, Tesselaar D, VanBommel S. A re-examination of the fundamental parameters approach to calibration of the Curiosity rover alpha particle X-ray spectrometer. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 2019;447:22-29,.
Operationalizing the AAPT Learning Goals for the Lab
Holmes N, Smith E. Operationalizing the AAPT Learning Goals for the Lab. Physics Teacher. 2019;57(5):296-299,.
Tools for change: Measuring student conceptual understanding across undergraduate biology programs using bio-maps assessments
Smith M, Brownell S, Crowe A, Holmes N, Knight J, Semsar K, et al. Tools for change: Measuring student conceptual understanding across undergraduate biology programs using bio-maps assessments. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 2019;20(2).
2018
Assessment of critical thinking in physics labs: Concurrent validity
Walsh C, Quinn K, Holmes N. Assessment of critical thinking in physics labs: Concurrent validity. In: . 2018.
Confirming what we know: Understanding questionable research practices in intro physics labs
Stein M, Smith E, Holmes N. Confirming what we know: Understanding questionable research practices in intro physics labs. In: . 2018.
How and why do high school teachers use PhET interactive simulations?
Price A, Perkins K, Holmes N, Wieman C. How and why do high school teachers use PhET interactive simulations? In: . 2018.
Surprise! Shifting students away from model-verifying frames in physics labs
Smith E, Stein M, Holmes N. Surprise! Shifting students away from model-verifying frames in physics labs. In: . 2018.
