Geoff Potvin
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
112
Citations
3,277
Est. group size
—
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
24
Publishing since 2001
Geoff Potvin studies how students learn and succeed in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math), with particular attention to active learning methods in physics and calculus classrooms, student attitudes and identity development, and the fairness and effectiveness of graduate school admissions practices. His work often combines classroom-based educational research with large-scale surveys of students, faculty, and academic departments.
Publication output rose to a peak in 2020 (17 outputs) but has generally declined since, settling to a lower and fairly steady pace of a few publications per year in 2022-2024.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Establishing a new standard of care for calculus using trials with randomized student allocation
Science · 2023
- The supportive role of active learning in a calculus course on low precalculus proficiency students
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology · 2023
- Institutionalizing evidence-based STEM reform through faculty professional development and support structures
International Journal of STEM Education · 2022
- Student attitudes in an innovative active learning approach in calculus
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology · 2022
- Student attitudes and achievement in active learning calculus
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology · 2022
- Combining Learning and Engagement Strategies in a Software Testing Learning Environment
ACM Transactions on Computing Education · 2021
- Frequent small group interactions improve student learning gains in physics: Results from a nationally representative pre-post study of four-year colleges
Physical Review Physics Education Research · 2021
- Tracking Graduate Admissions During COVID-19: Year One
2021
- The associations between conceptual learning, physics identity and social interdependence
2020
- A User Interface (UI) and User eXperience (UX) evaluation framework for cyberlearning environments in computer science and software engineering education
Heliyon · 2020
- The Difference Between Engineering And Science Students: Comparing Backgrounds And High School Experiences
2020
- An Approach to Integrating Learning and Engagement Strategies (LESs) into CS Class Activities
2020
- Understanding the importance of graduate admissions criteria according to prospective graduate students
Physical Review Physics Education Research · 2019
- Admissions practices in terminal master’s degree-granting physics departments: A comparative analysis
Physical Review Physics Education Research · 2019
- Understanding the graduate school selection process from students� perspectives
2019
- Physical Review Physics Education Research×10
- IEEE Transactions on Education×3
- International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology×3
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society×3
- Figshare×3
- So Yoon Yoon
Social Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Karen Miel
Social Sciences · Indiana University
- Chanel Beebe
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Beth Holloway
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Dina Verdín
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
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