Vanes Mešić (0000-0003-3337-3471)

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I was born in September 1982 in Doboj (Bosnia and Herzegovina), where I lived until third grade. Thereafter, I continued my primary and middle school education in Germany.

I received my Bachelor's and Master's degree in physics education at the University of Sarajevo.

Today, I am a full professor at the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science.
I hold a Ph.D. in Didactics of physics from the University of Sarajevo.

My research has been mainly in the field of modeling and evaluating the psychometric characteristics of physics test items. I have published research articles in leading physics education research journals, including Physical Review PER, International Journal of Science Education, Canadian Journal of Physics, European Journal of Physics, Research in Science & Technological Education, Physics Teacher, Physics Education etc.
I serve as a referee in Physical Review ST-PER, European Journal of Physics, Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften, European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, Journal of Turkish Science Education, Croatian Journal of Education and Methodical Review: journal of philosophy of education. In 2022, I received the Institute of Physics trusted reviewer status and in 2023 I received the prestigious American Physical Society Outstanding referee status.

I speak Bosnian, German and English.

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University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science: Sarajevo, BA

2006-02-10 to present (Physics)

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University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science: Sarajevo, BA

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American Physical Society: College Park, Maryland, US

Institute of Physics: London, London, GB

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Students’ Understanding of Microscopic Models of Electrical and Thermal Conductivity: Findings within the Development of a Multiple-Choice Concept Inventory

Augmented reality technology in teaching about physics: a systematic review of opportunities and challenges

Causes of the Shortage of Physics Teachers in Croatia

SIMULATION-BASED AND VIDEO-BASED APPROACHES TO DIVERSIFYING PHYSICS HOMEWORK

Verifying the equation for centripetal force: an augmented reality approach

Effects of technologically-rich physics homework: findings from an experimental study

Atmosphere-related environmental problems diagnostic test: A validation study in Bosnia and Herzegovina university student

A Rasch modeling approach to analyzing students’ incorrect answers on multiple-choice questions

Development of the high school wave optics test

The post-ınstruction conceptions about conservation of mechanical energy: Findings from a survey research with high school and sniversity students

Improving the Effectiveness of Physics Homework: A Minds-on Simulation-Based Approach

An augmented reality approach to learning about the force of gravity

University students’ conceptual understanding of microscopic models of electrical and thermal conduction in solids

Seeking missing pieces in learning about single slit diffraction: results from a teacher survey

TEACHING UPPER-SECONDARY STUDENTS ABOUT CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY: TWO VARIANTS OF THE SYSTEM APPROACH TO ENERGY ANALYSIS

Maintaining item banks with the Rasch model: An example from wave optics

Learning about wave optics: the effects of combining external visualizations with extreme case reasoning

University students’ ideas about the role of the aperture and laser beam dimensions in formation of diffraction patterns

Teaching about thermal expansion: investigating the effectiveness of a cognitive bridging approach

Development of the kinetic molecular theory of liquids concept inventory: preliminary results on university students’ misconceptions

Measuring students’ conceptual understanding of wave optics: A Rasch modeling approach

Using photographs to elicit student ideas about physics: The case of an unusual liquid-level phenomenon

Comparing different approaches to visualizing light waves: An experimental study on teaching wave optics

Comparing the impact of dynamic and static media on students' learning of one-dimensional kinematics

Conceptualizing rolling motion through an extreme case reasoning approach

Development of the kinetic molecular theory of gases concept inventory: Preliminary results on university students' misconceptions

Drawing and using free body diagrams: Why it may be better not to decompose forces

Identifying country-specific cultures of physics education: A differential item functioning approach

Identifying predictors of physics item difficulty: A linear regression approach

Modeling the discrimination power of physics items

Probing students’ critical thinking processes by presenting ill-defined physics problems