Chandralekha Singh
Biographic Data
| ID | 6836368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chandralekha Singh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chandralekha |
| FAMILY NAME | Singh |
| SIGNATURE | SINGH C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1234-5458 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Instructor Framing and Incentives Shape Physics Students’ Engagement and Learning Gains from an Inquiry-Based Electrostatics Tutorial on the Method of Images
The method of images (MoI) is a valuable technique for solving certain electrostatic boundary value problems consisting of charge density near conductor(s). We developed and validated an inquiry-based tutorial on MoI to help students learn to identify the problems involving symmetry in which MoI is applicable and then apply it by finding the correct image charge configuration. We implemented the inquiry-based tutorial accompanied by pretest and p…
Questioning Your Brilliance in Physics
Students' domain‐specific mindsets and their beliefs about their capacity to improve through effort play a crucial role in shaping their experiences and decisions to persist in STEM disciplines. Physics is generally seen as a field requiring innate brilliance, which can reinforce fixed mindsets, particularly after initial setbacks in performance that are common in introductory university courses. In this study, we examine changes in fixed mindset…
Using Unguided Peer Collaboration to Facilitate Early Educators’ Pedagogical Development
Many early career educators, such as teaching assistants (TAs) in college courses, as well as pre-college educators, need help both with content and pedagogical knowledge to effectively help their students learn. One pedagogical approach that has been found effective in prior studies is collaboration with peers. Collaborative learning not only has the potential to help educators develop content knowledge but can also improve their pedagogical kno…
Perspectives of Women and Men Students and Faculty on Conceptual and Quantitative Problem-Solving in Physics from Introductory to Graduate Levels
Developing expertise in physics requires appropriate integration and assimilation of physics and mathematics. Instructors and students often describe physics courses in terms of their emphasis on conceptual and quantitative problem-solving. For example, they may argue that a course emphasizes primarily conceptual over quantitative problem-solving or may emphasize equally on both depending on instructional context and assessment design. In this st…
When Support Hides Progress
The electrostatic potential in certain types of boundary value problems can be found by solving Laplace’s Equation (LE). It is important for students to develop the ability to recognize the utility of LE and apply the method to solve physics problems. To develop students’ problem-solving skills for solving problems that can be solved effectively using Laplace’s equation in an upper-level electricity and magnetism course, we developed and validate…
A Framework for Understanding the Impact of Integrating Conceptual and Quantitative Reasoning in a Quantum Optics Tutorial on Students’ Conceptual Understanding
We investigated the impact of incorporating quantitative reasoning for deeper sense-making in a Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial (QuILT) on students’ conceptual performance using a framework emphasizing integration of conceptual and quantitative aspects of quantum optics. In this investigation, we compared two versions of the QuILT that were developed and validated to help students learn various aspects of quantum optics using a Mach Zehnder…
Bioscience Students in Physics Courses with Higher Test Anxiety Have Lower Grades on High-Stakes Assessments and Women Report More Test Anxiety than Men
Test anxiety is beginning to be recognized as a significant factor affecting student performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, potentially contributing to gender inequity within these fields. Additionally, the management of test anxiety can improve self-efficacy, which is a construct that has been well studied in the physics context. In this study, we investigated the relationship between self-efficacy, test…
Trends and Gender Disparities in Grades and Grade Anomalies among Bioscience and Health-Related Major Students before, during, and after Covid-19 Remote Instruction
In this study, we investigate student performance using grades and “grade anomalies” across periods before, during, and after COVID-19 remote instruction in courses for bioscience and health-related majors. Additionally, we explore gender equity in these courses using these measures. We define grade anomaly as the difference between a student’s grade in a course of interest and their overall grade point average (GPA) across all other courses take…
Introductory Physics Students Who Typically Worked Alone or in Groups
Collaboration with peers both inside and outside the classroom can be an invaluable tool for helping students learn physics. We investigated the impact of peer collaboration on learning physics by examining the characteristics of women and men who typically worked alone versus those who typically collaborated with peers in their algebra-based introductory physics course when they took the course before and during the COVID-19 pandemic when the cl…
Investigating and Improving Student Understanding of Conductors and Insulators
Concepts involving conductors and insulators are challenging at all levels of instruction. Here, we summarized an investigation of the difficulties that introductory students have pertaining to the charging of conductors and insulators and how that research was used as a resource to develop, validate, and evaluate a conceptual tutorial on this challenging topic. The tutorial uses guided inquiry-based teaching–learning sequences and focuses on hel…
Helping Students Become Proficient Problem Solvers Part II
Helping students become proficient problem solvers is one of the primary goals of physics courses. In Part I of this article, we summarized the vast research on problem solving relevant for physics instruction, and here we discuss a concrete example of problem solving in the context of waves from introductory physics. The goal of this research was to investigate how drawing diagrams affects students’ problem-solving performance. An introductory c…
Helping Students Become Proficient Problem Solvers Part I
Understanding issues involved in expertise in physics problem solving is important for helping students become good problem solvers. In part 1 of this article, we summarize the research on problem solving relevant for physics education across three broad categories: knowledge organization, information processing and cognitive load, and metacognition and problem-solving heuristics. We also discuss specific strategies discussed in the literature fo…
Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program
Contribution: A roadmap is provided for building a quantum engineering education program to satisfy U.S. national and international workforce needs. Background: The rapidly growing quantum information science and engineering (QISE) industry will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at the bachelor’s level. Research Question: What is the best way to provide a flexible framework that can be tailored for the full academic ecos…
Impact Of Information Technology On Student Enrolments For Professional Courses
This research paper explores the influence of Information Technology (IT) on student enrolments in professional courses such as BBA, BBA IB, BBA CA, and B.Sc. Computer Science in the Western Maharashtra region. Through a mixed-method approach that combines quantitative data analyzed using SPSS and qualitative insights from student perceptions, the study investigates various factors—such as institutional reputation, financial aid, location, facult…
Underrepresented minority students receive lower grades and have higher rates of attrition across STEM disciplines
Underrepresented minority (URM) students are subjected to historically rooted inequities when pursuing an education, especially in STEM disciplines with little diversity. In order to make STEM education equitable and inclusive, evidence for how students from different racial/ethnic demographics are faring is necessary. We use 10 years of institutional data at a large public university to investigate trends in the majors that Asian, URM, and White…
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Underrepresented minority students receive lower grades and have higher rates of attrition across STEM disciplines
Underrepresented minority (URM) students are subjected to historically rooted inequities when pursuing an education, especially in STEM disciplines with little diversity. In order to make STEM education equitable and inclusive, evidence for how students from different racial/ethnic demographics are faring is necessary. We use 10 years of institutional data at a large public university to investigate trends in the majors that Asian, URM, and White…
Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program
Contribution: A roadmap is provided for building a quantum engineering education program to satisfy U.S. national and international workforce needs. Background: The rapidly growing quantum information science and engineering (QISE) industry will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at the bachelor’s level. Research Question: What is the best way to provide a flexible framework that can be tailored for the full academic ecos…
Impact Of Information Technology On Student Enrolments For Professional Courses
This research paper explores the influence of Information Technology (IT) on student enrolments in professional courses such as BBA, BBA IB, BBA CA, and B.Sc. Computer Science in the Western Maharashtra region. Through a mixed-method approach that combines quantitative data analyzed using SPSS and qualitative insights from student perceptions, the study investigates various factors—such as institutional reputation, financial aid, location, facult…
Investigating and Improving Student Understanding of Conductors and Insulators
Concepts involving conductors and insulators are challenging at all levels of instruction. Here, we summarized an investigation of the difficulties that introductory students have pertaining to the charging of conductors and insulators and how that research was used as a resource to develop, validate, and evaluate a conceptual tutorial on this challenging topic. The tutorial uses guided inquiry-based teaching–learning sequences and focuses on hel…
Helping Students Become Proficient Problem Solvers Part II
Helping students become proficient problem solvers is one of the primary goals of physics courses. In Part I of this article, we summarized the vast research on problem solving relevant for physics instruction, and here we discuss a concrete example of problem solving in the context of waves from introductory physics. The goal of this research was to investigate how drawing diagrams affects students’ problem-solving performance. An introductory c…
Helping Students Become Proficient Problem Solvers Part I
Understanding issues involved in expertise in physics problem solving is important for helping students become good problem solvers. In part 1 of this article, we summarize the research on problem solving relevant for physics education across three broad categories: knowledge organization, information processing and cognitive load, and metacognition and problem-solving heuristics. We also discuss specific strategies discussed in the literature fo…
Bioscience Students in Physics Courses with Higher Test Anxiety Have Lower Grades on High-Stakes Assessments and Women Report More Test Anxiety than Men
Test anxiety is beginning to be recognized as a significant factor affecting student performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, potentially contributing to gender inequity within these fields. Additionally, the management of test anxiety can improve self-efficacy, which is a construct that has been well studied in the physics context. In this study, we investigated the relationship between self-efficacy, test…
Trends and Gender Disparities in Grades and Grade Anomalies among Bioscience and Health-Related Major Students before, during, and after Covid-19 Remote Instruction
In this study, we investigate student performance using grades and “grade anomalies” across periods before, during, and after COVID-19 remote instruction in courses for bioscience and health-related majors. Additionally, we explore gender equity in these courses using these measures. We define grade anomaly as the difference between a student’s grade in a course of interest and their overall grade point average (GPA) across all other courses take…
Introductory Physics Students Who Typically Worked Alone or in Groups
Collaboration with peers both inside and outside the classroom can be an invaluable tool for helping students learn physics. We investigated the impact of peer collaboration on learning physics by examining the characteristics of women and men who typically worked alone versus those who typically collaborated with peers in their algebra-based introductory physics course when they took the course before and during the COVID-19 pandemic when the cl…
Using Unguided Peer Collaboration to Facilitate Early Educators’ Pedagogical Development
Many early career educators, such as teaching assistants (TAs) in college courses, as well as pre-college educators, need help both with content and pedagogical knowledge to effectively help their students learn. One pedagogical approach that has been found effective in prior studies is collaboration with peers. Collaborative learning not only has the potential to help educators develop content knowledge but can also improve their pedagogical kno…
Perspectives of Women and Men Students and Faculty on Conceptual and Quantitative Problem-Solving in Physics from Introductory to Graduate Levels
Developing expertise in physics requires appropriate integration and assimilation of physics and mathematics. Instructors and students often describe physics courses in terms of their emphasis on conceptual and quantitative problem-solving. For example, they may argue that a course emphasizes primarily conceptual over quantitative problem-solving or may emphasize equally on both depending on instructional context and assessment design. In this st…
When Support Hides Progress
The electrostatic potential in certain types of boundary value problems can be found by solving Laplace’s Equation (LE). It is important for students to develop the ability to recognize the utility of LE and apply the method to solve physics problems. To develop students’ problem-solving skills for solving problems that can be solved effectively using Laplace’s equation in an upper-level electricity and magnetism course, we developed and validate…
A Framework for Understanding the Impact of Integrating Conceptual and Quantitative Reasoning in a Quantum Optics Tutorial on Students’ Conceptual Understanding
We investigated the impact of incorporating quantitative reasoning for deeper sense-making in a Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial (QuILT) on students’ conceptual performance using a framework emphasizing integration of conceptual and quantitative aspects of quantum optics. In this investigation, we compared two versions of the QuILT that were developed and validated to help students learn various aspects of quantum optics using a Mach Zehnder…
Instructor Framing and Incentives Shape Physics Students’ Engagement and Learning Gains from an Inquiry-Based Electrostatics Tutorial on the Method of Images
The method of images (MoI) is a valuable technique for solving certain electrostatic boundary value problems consisting of charge density near conductor(s). We developed and validated an inquiry-based tutorial on MoI to help students learn to identify the problems involving symmetry in which MoI is applicable and then apply it by finding the correct image charge configuration. We implemented the inquiry-based tutorial accompanied by pretest and p…
Questioning Your Brilliance in Physics
Students' domain‐specific mindsets and their beliefs about their capacity to improve through effort play a crucial role in shaping their experiences and decisions to persist in STEM disciplines. Physics is generally seen as a field requiring innate brilliance, which can reinforce fixed mindsets, particularly after initial setbacks in performance that are common in introductory university courses. In this study, we examine changes in fixed mindset…
Mathematics education (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Science Education and Pedagogy (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Career Development and Diversity (4 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (3 works) · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (3 works) · Medical education (3 works)