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University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Group in Science and Mathematics Education (SESAME).
http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/program/SESAME...
Montana State University Physics and Astronomy Education Research Group
Research pages and description of Ph.D. program in physics education research.
http://www.physics.montana.edu/physed/
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research in Physics Education
Research in physics education focuses the attention of the physicist on aspects of the processes of teaching and learning physics. Research topics in this field span a broad range, from psychology to computer science.
http://physics.unl.edu/~rpeg/rpeg.html
PERC 2000: Teacher Education.
Physics Education Research Conference held in tandem with the 2000 summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers at the University of Guelph. August 2-3, 2000.
http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~rstein/perc2...
Monash University Centre for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
Physics ecuation projects are primarily concerned with the teaching and learning of physics at the tertiary, secondary (Years 7-12) and primary levels (Years K-6).
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/centres...
Kinematics Graph Interpretation Project
Investigates the ability of students to interpret kinematics graphs, and generates a set of suggestions for faculty teaching the subject.
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Phy...
NCSU Physics Education Research Group
Projects, publications, people, and related links.
http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/
UMass Physics Education Research Group (UMPERG)
PER at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Our website provides perspectives on pedagogy, educational research results, applications to teaching, and curriculum materials.
http://umperg.physics.umass.edu/
Papers in Physics Education Research: 2000
List includes papers that may be of interest to researchers in physics education and to physics teachers interested in making their classrooms more effective. Papers have been selected that focus on high school or college level physics teaching, though they may occasionally be papers describing work with younger students if they seem relevant. This list includes papers published with calendar dates of 2000.
http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/pap00.htm
C3P--Comprehensive Conceptual Curriculum for Physics
C3P is a curriculum project designed to implement research from physics education into high school physics courses and is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
http://phys.udallas.edu/
Mississippi State University - Physics Education
Description of research and related work.
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/physics/resear...
The Constructing Ideas in Physical Science (CIPS) Project
An inquiry-based, year long physical science course that engages middle school students in constructing meaningful understanding of important physical science concepts. Extensive hands-on experiences will be complemented by powerful and innovative computer software. The course consists of six units.
http://cpucips.sdsu.edu/web/cips/
University of Cape Town Physics Education Research Group
Contact information and recent publications.
http://www.phy.uct.ac.za/courses/dept/phye...
University of Minnesota Physics Education Research Group
Provides links to U of Minnesota PER research as well as to other PER groups, organizations, and persons of note.
http://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/
Modeling Workshop Project
The Modeling Method has been developed to correct many weaknesses of the traditional lecture-demonstration method, including the fragmentation of knowledge, student passivity, and the persistence of naive beliefs about the physical world.
http://modeling.la.asu.edu/
KSU Physics Education Research Group
Kansas State University has one of the oldest active physics education research programs in the US. The Physics Education Group investigates how students learn and understand physics and develops ways to improve the learning and teaching of physics. Program is headed by Dean Zollman.
http://web.phys.ksu.edu/
The CPU Project
The Constructing Physics Understanding in a Computer-Supported Learning Environment Project (or the CPU Project) is aimed at creating laboratory and computer-based materials to support a learning environment where students take primary responsibility for developing valid and robust knowledge in physics.
http://cpucips.sdsu.edu/web/CPU/default.ht...
Institute of Physics Education (Germany)
Information about researchers and their projects.
http://www.physik.uni-bremen.de/physics.ed...
Ohio State University Physics Education Research Group
Tools, people, projects, grants, seminars, and links.
http://perg.mps.ohio-state.edu/main/
University of Washington Physics Education Research Group
PER at U of Washington
http://www.phys.washington.edu/groups/peg/
Center For Science and Mathematics Teaching
Develops curricula, activities, and computer tools which allow students to participate actively in their own learning and to construct scientific knowledge for themselves. Using these materials the students learn directly from the physical world.
http://ase.tufts.edu/csmt/
Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online
Dedicated to investigating and documenting significant issues and challenges in the education of physics teacher candidates. With a focus on the scholarship of teaching, the journal seeks to generate discussion and promulgate sustainable, long-term changes in educational research, policy and practice.
http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/~wenning/jpteo/
Socratic Dialogue Inducing (SDI) Labs
Guided construction labs featuring hands-and-heads-on experiments in introductory mechanics. Their effectiveness in promoting student crossover to the Newtonian World has been demonstrated by rigorous pre-post testing. SDI is an outgrowth of Richard Hake's research at Indiana U, Bloomington.
http://media4.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/in...
Scientific Reasoning Research Institute (SRRI)
An interdisciplinary research organization devoted to the study of learning and instruction in the sciences and mathematics, by performing cognitive research and apply it to the development of curricula to teach science and mathematics concepts and problem solving skills.
http://www.umass.edu/srri/
Cheju National University, Korea - Department of Science Education
The major curriculum consists of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, earth science and theory of science education.
http://www.cheju.ac.kr/eng/CNU/Departments...
Department of Science Teaching at te Wiezmann Institute of Science in Israel
Carries out research and development projects aimed at producing improved and up-to-date learning materials that integrate the use of modern technologies.
http://stwww.weizmann.ac.il/menu-e/
Physics Education Research at Illinois
Physics Education Research Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/research/per/
University of Arizona Physics Education
The Department emphasizes physics pedagogy and teacher education, and offers several programs within the department to allow graduate students to receive essential teacher training for physics education at the college or secondary school levels.
http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics/res...
Ohio State University Physics Education Research Group
Description of the program plus links to other PER groups and information.
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~physedu...
University of Central Florida Physics Education Group
Conducts a coordinated program of research, curriculum development, and, instruction to improve the teaching and learning of physics.
http://www.physics.ucf.edu/~peg/
Iowa State Univeristy Physics Education Research Group
Carrying out an integrated program to develop new methods of instruction, particularly for large-enrollment classes; develop improved curricula to support the new instructional methods; and carry out basic research in the teaching and learning of physics.
http://www.physics.iastate.edu/per/
VideoGraph Development Project
Describes an NSF-sponsored project with a central task to develop improved instructional materials for introductory physics instruction which take advantage of state-of-the-art technology. Links to a 22-page pdf-format paper submitted to the AJP, "American Journal of Physics: Impact of Video Motion Analysis on Kinematics Graph Interpretation Skills."
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Phy...
Physics Education Research
Courses, curriculum, projects, outreach, papers and contact information.
http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~batcam/PERG/
University of Maine Physics Education Research Laboratory (PERL)
Researches how students learn physics, models of human reasoning, teacher training and development, and curriculum development and dissemination.
http://perlnet.umaine.edu/
PER@C: Physics Education Research at University of Colorado
Information for prospective graduate students in PER, a description of research, information about group members, papers, a description of the physics education reforms being implemented at CU, a page specifically for graduate TA's, and links to other education groups.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/EducationI...
NCSU Physics Education Research (PER)
PER department within North Carolina State University. Provides links for further information on the subject.
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Phy...
University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group
A combined effort of the Physics Department and School of Education. Studies the learning and teaching of physics at the high school and university level. Graduate degrees may be earned in physics or in education.
http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/
Dave's Physics Education Page
Talks, papers and favorite quotes and links of Ohio State Professor Dave Van Domelen.
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~dvandom...
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