Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

sets (H), quizzes (Q),laboratory reports (L), midterm exam (M), and final exam (F).Results are presented and discussed in the following for two academic years: 2005-06 and 2006-07. One note about the results refers to the student populations in the two years that were quitedifferent in size: 5, respectively 20 students.Table 2 shows the average and median results obtained with each type of assessment, normalizedto a maximum of 100, as well as the total weighted average and median results for eachacademic year. H Q L M F Total (weighted) Avg. 85 81 88 91 80 84 2006 Med. 87 85 92 90 81 86 2006 Avg. 75 69 82 71