Journal Articles
Journal Articles/Book Chapters
2024
Dancy, M., Henderson, C., Apkarian, N., Johnson, E., Stains, M., Raker, J. R., & Lau, A. (2024). Physics instructors’ knowledge and use of active learning has increased over the last decade but most still lecture too much. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 20(1), 010119. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.20.010119
Wang, Y., Apkarian, N., Dancy, M. H., Henderson, C., Johnson, E., Raker, J. R., & Stains, M. (2024). A National Snapshot of Introductory Chemistry Instructors and Their Instructional Practices. Journal of Chemical Education, 101, 1457-1468. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00040
Lau, A. C., Henderson, C., Stains, M., Dancy, M., Merino, C., Apkarian, N., Raker, J. & Johnson, E. (2024). Characteristics of departments with high-use of active learning in introductory STEM courses: implications for departmental transformation. International Journal of STEM Education, 11(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00470-x
2023
Couch, B. A., Prevost, L. B., Stains, M., Whitt, B., Marcy, A. E., Apkarian, N., Dancy, M., Henderson, C., Johnson, E., Raker, J., Yik, B., Earl, B., Shadle, S., Skvoretz, J., and Ziker, J. P. (2023). Examining whether and how instructional coordination occurs within introductory undergraduate STEM courses. Frontiers in Education 8, 1156781. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1156781
Gill, A., Ellis, T., & Henderson, C. (2023). Pakistani Chemistry Teachers’ Understanding, Beliefs, and Teaching Practice About Climate Change. Journal of Research in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 6(SI), 161-176. https://doi.org/10.31756/jrsmte.618SI
2022
Yik, B. J., Raker, J. R., Apkarian, N., Stains, M., Henderson, C., Dancy, M. H., & Johnson, E. (2022). Association of malleable factors with adoption of research-based instructional strategies in introductory chemistry, mathematics, and physics. In Frontiers in Education, 7, 1016415. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1016415
Dalka, R. P., Sachmpazidi, D., Henderson, C., & Zwolak, J. P. (2022). Network analysis approach to Likert-style surveys. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 18(2), 020113.
Woodcock, J., Henderson, C., & Sheakley, M. (2022). To What Extent Do Faculty and Students Believe that Team-Based Learning Supports Important Goals of Undergraduate Medical Education?. Medical Science Educator, ) 32, 1107–1116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-022-01632-8
Vishnubhotla, M., Chowdhury, A., Apkarian, N., Johnson, E., Dancy, M., Henderson, C., Lau, A., Raker, J. & Stains, M. (2022). “I use IBL in this course” may say more about an instructor’s beliefs than about their teaching. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40753-022-00186-9
Yik, B. J., Raker, J. R., Apkarian, N., Stains, M., Henderson, C., Dancy, M. H., & Johnson, E. (2022). Evaluating the impact of malleable factors on percent time lecturing in gateway chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses. International Journal of STEM Education, 9(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-022-00333-3
2021
Sachmpazidi, D., Bautista, M., Chajecki, Z., Mendoza, C., & Henderson, C. (2021). Integrating numerical modeling into an introductory physics laboratory. American Journal of Physics, 89(7), 713-720. https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003899
Sachmpazidi, D., Olmstead, A., Thompson, A., Henderson, C., & Beach, A. (2021). Team-based instructional change in undergraduate STEM: characterizing effective faculty collaboration. International Journal of STEM Education 8, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-021-00273-4
Sachmpazidi, D., & Henderson, C. (2021). Departmental support structures for physics graduate students: Development and psychometric evaluation of a self-report instrument. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 17(1), 010123. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.010123
Apkarian N., Henderson C., Stains M., Raker J., Johnson E., Dancy M. (2021). What really impacts the use of active learning in undergraduate STEM education? Results from a national survey of chemistry, mathematics, and physics instructors. PLoS ONE, 16(2): e0247544. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247544
Walter, E. M., Beach, A. L., Henderson, C., Williams, C. T., & Ceballos-Madrigal, I. (2021). Understanding conditions for teaching innovation in postsecondary education: Development and validation of the Survey of Climate for Instructional Improvement (SCII). International Journal of Technology in Education, 4(2), 166-199. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijte.46 [SCII Instrument, 2018 version]
2020
Marshman, E. M., Maries, A., Sayer, R. T., Henderson, C., Singh, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2020). Physics postgraduate teaching assistants’ grading approaches: Conflicting goals and practices. European Journal of Physics. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6404/ab9890/meta
Barthelemy, R. S., McCormick, M., Henderson, C. R., & Knaub, A. (2020). Educational supports and career goals of five women in a graduate astronomy program. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 16(1), 010119. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.010119
Chusinkunawut, K., Henderson, C., Nugultham, K., Wannagatesiri, T., & Fakcharoenphol, W. (2020). Design-Based Science with Communication Scaffolding Results in Productive Conversations and Improved Learning for Secondary Students. Research in Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-020-09926-w
Khan, S., & Henderson, C. (2019). How Western Michigan University is approaching its commitment to sustainability through sustainability-focused courses. Journal of Cleaner Production, 253, 119741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119741
2019
Dancy, M., Lau, A., Rundquist, A., & Henderson, C. (2019). Faculty online learning communities: A model for sustained teaching transformation. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 15(2), 020147. doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.020147
Olmstead, A., Beach, A., & Henderson, C. (2019). Supporting improvements to undergraduate STEM instruction: An emerging model for understanding instructional change teams. International Journal of STEM Education, 6, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-019-0173-4
Foote, K., Henderson, C., Knaub, A., Dancy, M., & Beichner, R. (2019). Try, Try Again: The Power of Timing and Perseverance in Higher Education Reform. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 51(1), 50–57. http://doi.org/10.1080/00091383.2019.1547082
2018
Henderson, C., Khan, R., & Dancy, M. (2018). Will my student evaluations decrease if I adopt an active learning instructional strategy? American Journal of Physics, 86(12), 934-942. (Highlighted in Science Magazine and Inside Higher Ed)
Fisher, K. Q., & Henderson, C. (2018). Department-Level Instructional Change: Comparing Prescribed versus Emergent Strategies. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 17(4), ar56.
Finelli, C. J., Nguyen, K., DeMonbrun, M., Borrego, M., Prince, M., Husman, J., Henderson, C., Skekhar, P. & Waters, C. K. (2018). Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning: Strategies for Instructors. Journal of College Science Teaching, 47(5).
Lee, L. J., Connolly, M. E., Dancy, M. H., Henderson, C. R., & Christensen, W. M. (2018). A comparison of student evaluations of instruction vs. students’ conceptual learning gains. American Journal of Physics, 86(7), 531–535. http://doi.org/10.1119/1.5039330
Knaub, A. V., Jariwala, M., Henderson, C. R., & Khatri, R. (2018). Experiences of postdocs and principal investigators in physics education research postdoc hiring. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 14(1), 010152. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.010152
Knaub, A. V., Henderson, C., & Fisher, K. Q. (2018). Finding the leaders: an examination of social network analysis and leadership identification in STEM education change. International Journal of STEM Education, 5(1), 26. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-018-0124-5
2017
Froyd, J. E., Henderson, C., Cole, R. S., Friedrichsen, D., Khatri, R., & Stanford, C. (2017). From Dissemination to Propagation: A New Paradigm for Education Developers. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 49(4), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/00091383.2017.1357098
Nguyen, K., Husman, J., Borrego, M., Shekhar, P., Prince, M., DeMonbrun, M., Finelli, C., Henderson, C., & Waters, C. (2017). Students’ expectations, types of instruction, and instructor strategies predicting student response to active learning. International Journal of Engineering Education, 17(1), 2-18. 2-18.
Stanford, C., Cole, R., Froyd, J., Henderson, C., Friedrichsen, D., & Khatri, R. (2017). Analysis of Propagation Plans in NSF-Funded Education Development Projects. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 26(4), 418–437. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-017-9689-x
Khatri, R., Henderson, C., Cole, R., Froyd, J. E., Friedrichsen, D., & Stanford, C. (2017). Characteristics of well-propagated teaching innovations in undergraduate STEM. International Journal of STEM Education, 4(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-017-0056-5
Dolan, E. L., Elliott, S. L., Henderson, C., Curran-Everett, D., St. John, K., & Ortiz, P. A. (2017). Evaluating Discipline-Based Education Research for Promotion and Tenure. Innovative Higher Education. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-017-9406-y
Marshman, E., Sayer, R., Henderson, C., & Singh, C. (2017). Contrasting grading approaches in introductory physics and quantum mechanics: The case of graduate teaching assistants. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 13(1), 10120. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.010120
DeMonbrun, M., Finelli, C. J., Prince, M., Borrego, M., Shekhar, P., Henderson, C., & Waters, C. (2017). Creating an Instrument to Measure Student Response to Instructional Practices. Journal of Engineering Education. http://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20162
2016
Walter, E. M., Henderson, C. R., Beach, A. L., & Williams, C. T. (2016). Introducing the Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey (PIPS): A Concise, Interdisciplinary, and Easy-to-Score Survey. CBE - Life Sciences Education, 15(4), ar53-ar53. http://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.15-09-0193
Barthelemy, R. S., McCormick, M., & Henderson, C. (2016). Gender discrimination in physics and astronomy: Graduate student experiences of sexism and gender microaggressions. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12(2), 020119. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.020119
Knaub, A. V., Foote, K. T., Henderson, C., Dancy, M., & Beichner, R. J. (2016). Get a room: the role of classroom space in sustained implementation of studio style instruction. International Journal of STEM Education, 3(1), 8. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-016-0042-3
Dancy, M., Henderson, C., & Turpen, C. (2016). How faculty learn about and implement research-based instructional strategies: The case of Peer Instruction. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12(1), 010110. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010110
Turpen, C., Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2016). Perceived affordances and constraints regarding instructors’ use of Peer Instruction: Implications for promoting instructional change. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12(1), 010116. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010116
Khatri, R., Henderson, C., Cole, R., Froyd, J. E., Friedrichsen, D., & Stanford, C. (2016). Designing for sustained adoption: A model of developing educational innovations for successful propagation. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12(1), 010112. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010112
Foote, K., Knaub, A., Henderson, C., Dancy, M., & Beichner, R. J. (2016). Enabling and challenging factors in institutional reform: The case of SCALE-UP. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12(1), 010103. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010103
2015
Stanford, C., Cole, R., Froyd, J., Friedrichsen, D., Khatri, R., & Henderson, C. (2015). Supporting sustained adoption of education innovations: The Designing for Sustained Adoption Assessment Instrument. International Journal of STEM Education, 3(1), 1. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-016-0034-3
Williams, C. T., Walter, E. M., Henderson, C., & Beach, A. L. (2015). Describing undergraduate STEM teaching practices: a comparison of instructor self-report instruments. International Journal of STEM Education, 2(1), 18. doi: 10.1186/s40594-015-0031-y
Henderson, C., Mestre, J. P., & Slakey, L. L. (2015). Cognitive Science Research Can Improve Undergraduate STEM Instruction: What Are the Barriers? Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (published online: August 13, 2015). http://doi.org/10.1177/2372732215601115
Walter, E. M., Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Williams, C. T. (2015). Describing Instructional Practice and Climate: Two New Instruments. In G. C. Weaver, W. D. Burgess, A. L. Childress, & L. Slakey (Eds.), Transforming Institutions: Undergraduate Stem Education for the 21st Century. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press. http://www.thepress.purdue.edu/titles/format/9781557537249
Barthelemy, R. S., Van Dusen, B., & Henderson, C. (2015). Physics education research: A research subfield of physics with gender parity. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 11(2), 020107. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020107
Quardokus, K., & Henderson, C. (2015). Promoting instructional change: using social network analysis to understand the informal structure of academic departments. Higher Education, 70(3), 315–335. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-014-9831-0
Barthelemy, R., McCormick, M., & Henderson, C. (2015). Barriers Beyond Equity: An Exploratory Study of Women Graduate Students’ Career Pathways in Astronomy. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 7(1).
Shekhar, P., Demonbrun, M., Borrego, M., Finelli, C., Prince, M., Henderson, C., & Waters, C. (2015). Development of an Observation Protocol to Study Undergraduate Engineering Student Resistance to Active Learning. International Journal of Engineering Education, 31(2), 597–609.
2014
Borrego, M., & Henderson, C. (2014). Increasing the Use of Evidence-Based Teaching in STEM Higher Education: A Comparison of Eight Change Strategies. Journal of Engineering Education, 103(2), 220–252. doi:10.1002/jee.20040. (email me for a copy of the article)
Henderson, C., Turpen, C., Dancy, M., & Chapman, T. (2014). Assessment of teaching effectiveness : Lack of alignment between instructors , institutions , and research recommendations. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 10 (1), 010106. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.10.010106
Foote, K. T., Neumeyer, X., Henderson, C., Dancy, M. H., & Beichner, R. J. (2014). Diffusion of research-based instructional strategies: The case of SCALE-UP. International Journal of STEM Education, 1(1), 10. doi:10.1186/s40594-014-0010-8
McCormick, M., Barthelemy, R. S., & Henderson, C. (2014). Women’s Persistence into Graduate Astronomy Programs: The Roles of Support, Interest, and Capital. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 20(4), 317–340. doi:10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2014009829
Van Dusen, B., Barthelemy, R. S., & Henderson, C. (2014). Educational trajectories of graduate students in physics education research. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 10(2), 020106. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.10.020106
2013
Borrego, M., Cutler, S., Prince, M., Henderson, C., & Froyd, J. E. (2013). Fidelity of Implementation of Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) in Engineering Science Courses. Journal of Engineering Education, 102(3), 394–425. doi:10.1002/jee.20020. (email me for a copy of the article)
Froyd, J., Borrego, M., Cutler, S., Henderson, C., & Prince, M. (2013). Estimates of Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Core Electrical or Computer Engineering Courses, IEEE Transactions on Education, 56 (4), 393-399
Prince, M., Borrego, M., Henderson, C., Cutler, S., & Froyd, J. (2013). Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Core Chemical Engineering Courses, Chemical Engineering Education, 47 (1), 27-37.
Barthelemy, R. S., Henderson, C., & Grunert, M. L. (2013). How do they get here?: Paths into physics education research. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 9(2), 020107. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.9.020107
Lin, S.-Y., Henderson, C., Mamudi, W., Singh, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2013). Teaching assistants’ beliefs regarding example solutions in introductory physics. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 9(1), 010120. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.9.010120
Borrego, M., Froyd, J.E., Henderson, C., Cutler, S., & Prince, M. (2013). Influence of Engineering Instructors’ Teaching and Learning Beliefs on Pedagogies in Engineering Science Courses. International Journal of Engineering Education, 29(6), 1456-1471.
Petcovic, H. L., Fynewever, H., Henderson, C., Mutambuki, J. M., & Barney, J. A. (2013). Faculty Grading of Quantitative Problems: A Mismatch between Values and Practice. Research in Science Education, 43(2), 437–455. doi:10.1007/s11165-011-9268-8
2012
Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Finkelstein, N. (2012). Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications from an analytic review of literature, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 44 (6), 52–59. (email me for a copy of the article)
Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2012) Promoting High Quality Teaching Practices in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from the United States, in The University in the Age of Globalization, edited by J. Brada, G. Stanley, & W. Bienkowski. New York, NY: Palmgrave Macmillan.
Henderson, C., Dancy, M., & Niewiadomska-Bugaj, M. (2012) The Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Introductory Physics: Where do Faculty Leave the Innovation-Decision Process?, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 8 (2), 020104.
Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. D. (2012). Four Categories of Change Strategies for Transforming Undergraduate Instruction. In P. Tynjälä, M.-L. Stenström, & M. Saarnivaara (Eds.), Transitions and Transformations in Learning and Education. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2312-2
Henderson, C., Fynewever, H., Petcovic, H., & Bierema, A. (2012). Identifying the impact of national ATE centers on their host institutions: An exploratory study. Community College Review, 40 (1), 3-24. (email me for a copy of the article)
2011
Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2011) Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM Instructional Practices: An Analytic Review of the Literature, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 48 (8), 952-984. (email me for a copy of the article)
2010
Ursin, J., Aittola, H., Henderson, C., & Välimaa, J. (2010) Is Education Getting Lost in University Mergers?, Tertiary Education and Management, 16 (4), 327-340. (email me for a copy of the article)
Dancy, M. & Henderson, C. (2010) Pedagogical Practices and Instructional Change of Physics Faculty, American Journal of Physics, Physics, 78 (10), 1056-1063.
Yerushalmi, E., Cohen, E., Heller, K., Heller, P. & Henderson, C. (2010). Instructors' reasons for choosing problem features in a calculus-based introductory physics course, Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 6 (2), 020108.
Henderson, C., Finkelstein, N. & Beach A. (2010). Beyond Dissemination in College science teaching: An Introduction to Four Core Change Strategies, Journal of College Science Teaching, 39 (5), 18-25.
Barry, S., Burdette, J., Egnatuk, T., McConney, L., & Henderson, C. (2010). Sound Jumper: Now Can See the Light and Hear it Too, MSTA Journal, 55 (1), 96-101.
2009
Henderson, C. & Dancy, M. (2009) The Impact of Physics Education Research on the Teaching of Introductory Quantitative Physics in the United States, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 5 (2), 020107. (Auxiliary Appendix to accompany article.)
Henderson, C.& Harper, K. A. (2009). Quiz corrections: Improving learning by encouraging students to reflect on their mistakes. The Physics Teacher, 47 (9), 581-586. (Supplement - detailed description of quiz correction assignment.)
Henderson, C., Beach, A., and Famiano, M. (2009). Promoting Instructional Change via Co-Teaching. American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Section), 77 (3), 274-283.
2008
Froyd, J., Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Finkelstein, N. (2008). Improving Educational Change Agents’ Efficacy in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education. In H. Hartman (ed.), Integrating the Sciences and Society: Challenges, Practices, and Potentials, Bingley, UK: JAI Press, pp. 227-256.
Henderson, C. (2008) Promoting Instructional Change in New Faculty: An Evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop, American Journal of Physics, 76 (2), 179-187.
Henderson, C. and Dancy, M. (2008) Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Divergent Expectations as Barriers to the Diffusion of Innovations, American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Section), 76 (1), 79-91.
Fynewever, H., Henderson, C., Barry, S., Erwin, S., Hanson, S., Lindow, M., Huber, M., & Mirakovits, K. (2008) Honing Teachers’ Behind The Scenes Work: Pragmatic Ideas From Best Practices, MSTA Journal, 53 (2), 2-7.
2007
Yerushalmi, E., Henderson, C., Heller, K., & Heller, P., Kuo, V. (2007). Physics Faculty Beliefs and Values about the Teaching and Learning of Problem Solving Part I: Mapping the Common Core, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (2), 020109.
Henderson, C., Yerushalmi, E., Heller, K., & Heller, P., Kuo, V. (2007). Physics Faculty Beliefs and Values about the Teaching and Learning of Problem Solving Part II: Procedures for Measurement and Analysis, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (2), 020110.
Henderson, C. and Dancy, M. (2007) Barriers to the Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies: The Influence of Both Individual and Situational Characteristics. Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (2), 020102.
Beach, A., Henderson, C., and Famiano, M. (2007) Co-Teaching as a Faculty Development Model, To Improve the Academy, 26, 199-216.
Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2007) Framework For Articulating Instructional Practices and Conceptions, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (1), 010103.
2006
Henderson, C. & Rosenthal, A. (2006) Reading Questions: Encouraging Students to Read the Text Before Coming to Class, Journal of College Science Teaching, 35 (7), 46-50.
Rosenthal, A. & Henderson, C. (2006). Teaching about Circuits at the Introductory Level: An Emphasis on Potential Difference, American Journal of Physics, 74 (4), 324-328.
2005
Henderson, C. (2005). The challenges of instructional change under the best of circumstances: A case study of one college physics instructor. American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Section), 73 (8), 778-786.
2004
Henderson, C., Yerushalmi, E., Kuo, V., Heller, P., & Heller, K. (2004). Grading Student Problem Solutions: The Challenge of Sending a Consistent Message, American Journal of Physics, 72, 164-169.
2002
Henderson, C. (2002). Common Concerns About the Force Concept Inventory, The Physics Teacher, 40, 542-547.
1998
Henderson, C. (1998). Measuring the Forces Required for Circular Motion, The Physics Teacher, 36, 118-121. [Reprinted in Mamola, C. (Ed.) (1998), Apparatus for Teaching Physics. College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers