Physics - Faculty : Bruce Palmquist

Bruce Palmquist Professor Department of Physics SCI 107A 509-963-3142 palmquis@cwu.edu

Awards

2005 Washington Professor of the Year

2004 Central Washington University Distinguished Professor - Public Service

Educational Background

Augsburg College, B.A., 1984
University of Minnesota, History of Science, M.A., 1990
University of Minnesota, Physics, M.S., 1992
University of Minnesota, Science Education, Ph.D., 1993

Teaching
Physics classes I have taught:

• Introductory Astronomy
• Introductory Physics
• General Physics
• Introductory/General Physics Laboratory
• Modern Physics

Research Interests

I am currently working on a three year National Science Foundation Teacher Preparation Continuum grant to study preservice and inservice teachers views of science. Our team has developed a survey to ascertain views related to the nature of scientific knowledge and theories. We will also observe k-8 teachers to determine what views of science are portrayed in their classrooms.

Selected Publications

Quitidamo, I., Kurtz, M., Sorey T., Pratt-Sitaula, B. and Palmquist, B. (2006). "Using e-portfolios to evaluate pre-service teacher performance." Washington Science Teachers Journal, 46(3), 20-27.

Palmquist, Bruce (2002). "Interactive spectra demonstration." The Physics Teacher, 40(3), 140-142.

Faix, Timothy and Palmquist, Bruce (2002). "Guided practice for oral lab reports." The Science Teacher, 69(2), 68.

Palmquist, Bruce (2001). "Assessing motion graphs." The Science Teacher, 68(8), 75-77.

Palmquist, Bruce (2000). "Facilitating communication in a distance education setting." Journal of College Science Teaching, 29(4), 337-340.

Palmquist, Bruce and Finley, Fred (1997). "Preservice teachers' views of the nature of science during a postbaccalaureate science teaching program." Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(6), 595-615.

Palmquist, Bruce (1997). "Scoring rubric for interview assessment." The Physics Teacher, 35(2), 88-89.

Palmquist, Bruce (1996). "Interview assessment in physics labs." The Physics Teacher, 34(8), 510-511.

Popular Press

Weekly observational astronomy column called "What's up in the Sky" published in The Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA (circulation: about 5500), May, 2001 to present.

Palmquist, Bruce, and Li, Guian, "Three things we can learn from comparing the Chinese and American education systems." Ellensburg Daily Record (July 18, 2007). English version online. Chinese version online.

Books

Palmquist, Bruce (2006). Instructor's Manual for Contemporary Activities in Astronomy (3rd edition). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.

Palmquist, Bruce (2003). Instructor's Manual for Contemporary Activities in Astronomy (2nd edition). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.

Palmquist, Bruce (1999). Instructor's Manual for Contemporary Activities in Astronomy. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.