Posters and Talks

Posters:

J. D. H. Gaffney. Possibilities: A Framework for Modeling Students' Deductive Reasoning in Physics. Contributed Poster: Graduate Student Symposium, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 10 March, 2010.

E. Richards, J. D. H. Gaffney, and R. W. Chabay. Which one is right? How students choose between problem solutions. Contributed Poster: Physics Education Research Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 23-25 July 2008.

J. D. H. Gaffney, A. L. H. Gaffney, and R. Beichner, Are we giving them what they expect? Expectancy violation in a pedagogically reformed classroom. Contributed Poster: AAPT, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 20-23 July 2008.

B. Lunk, J. D. H. Gaffney, M.B. Kustusch, S. Weatherford, R. Beichner. What's (at) the point? Contributed Poster: AAPT, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 20-23 July 2008.

J. D. H. Gaffney, When reasoning fails: the intriguing case of how students use deduction. Contributed Poster: Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research National Conference, University of Maine, Bangor, Maine, 22-25 June 2008. Supported by a Travel Award.

J. D. H. Gaffney, S. A. Weatherford, and R. W. Chabay, Exploring Student Application of Deductive Reasoning Resources in a Physics Context. Contributed Poster: PERC, Greensboro, NC, 1-2 August 2007.

D. Ellis and J. Gaffney, Electron coalescence in MCDHF wavefunctions. Contributed Poster: APS DAMOP, London, Ontario, 16-19 May 2001.

Talks:

J. D. H. Gaffney and R. W. Chabay. Imagine the possibilities: A new perspective on physics student reasoning. Contributed Talk: North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Pembrooke, NC, 24 October 2009.

J. D. H. Gaffney and S. A. Weatherford. It's not about winning! Teaching statistics with sports team records. Contributed Talk: AAPT, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 20-23 July 2008.

S. A. Weatherford, J. D. H. Gaffney, and R. W. Chabay, Is ‘Clicking’ Thinking: Using Clicker Sequences to Investigate Student Use of Deductive Reasoning. Contributed Talk: AAPT, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 20-23 July 2008.

S. A. Weatherford, J. D. H. Gaffney, and K. Daniels. Consequences of Time-steps: a coffee filter activity. Contributed Talk: North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Davidson, NC, 4 April 2008.

Weatherford, S. A., Gaffney, J. D. H., Chabay, R. W., Is ‘Clicking’ Thinking: Using Clicker Sequences to Investigate Student Use of Deductive Reasoning. Contributed Talk: North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, High Point, NC, 20 October 2007. Winner of the Best Graduate Student Presentation and Best Pedagogical Presentation Awards.

J. D. H. Gaffney, S. A. Weatherford, and R. W. Chabay, Exploring Student Application of Deductive Reasoning Resources in a Physics Context. Invited Talk: Matter and Interactions Project Meeting, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 9-10 August 2007.

J. D. H. Gaffney, Group Features in WebAssign: What they are and how we use them. Invited Talk: WebAssign User’s Group Meeting, 29 June 2007.

J. Gaffney and D. Ellis, Coalescence in relativistic atomic wavefunctions. Contributed Talk: APS Ohio Section, Toledo, OH, 13-14 October, 2000.