Today I am proud because last night I fully automated my anslysis so today is plug and play instead of hours of tedious work. The computer asks me questions, and my input directs the course of the analysis- resulting in a perfect plot for each set of files. I have never fully automated code before, but it was definitely worth the brain power! 😆 #automation #pythonprogramming
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Physics is hard, period. Physics is harder than any other subject you will tackle. The concepts are outrageous and so is the math. You are presented with complex probelms and a million ways to get to a solution. The trick to “getting” physics is that it’s not about physics persay- it’s about learning to problem solve and reason through complex environments to arrive at a reasonable solution. So, yes, physics is hard and you have to work for it. If you are willing to work at it, we arrive at the true problem which is the traditional grading structure of academia. When given pages worth of problems during a timed exam and left alone with no resources, it is completely unreasonable to expect a person to achieve perfect scores by the traditional academic grading scale. What we should be looking at is our students’ abilities to reason in tough situations and under pressure. We should be looking at whether or not students can justify their choices and arrive at something that is reasonable for the choices that they have made, and we should make sure that those choices make reasonable sense for the given situation- because that is what physics really is and what research as a physicist looks like. We should not be grading for correct answers where an a starts at 90%. We need to change the way we assess our students in the sciences to be reflective of what it means to be a scientist.
⭐ Tackling the stereotype that physics is 'too hard' 👇 We had many teachers and parents contact us this summer saying the AQA Physics A level exam once again seemed unreasonably difficult. Some reported talented students leaving the exam in tears or wanting to change undergraduate course. When results were published, the grade boundary for an A on the most challenging paper was only 48% - even the best candidates were getting more than half of the paper wrong. This matters. Not just for the young people spending the summer worried they might miss their grades but for every young person who has been put off physics because they think it's 'hard' or just simply 'not for them'. IOP research for our Limit Less campaign (https://lnkd.in/dSHxi6Jq) shows stereotypes like this have a particular impact on girls and other underrepresented groups. Meanwhile, this year, girls once again made up less than a quarter of physics A level students. So our CEO Tom Grinyer recently met AQA to discuss concerns about the overly challenging papers. We're pleased that AQA assured us they are taking the concerns seriously and are taking practical steps to improve for next year, including bringing on board some new practicing teachers to the team of scrutineers. This is welcome. It is now vital this translates into action. https://lnkd.in/erSxTtQU
