Web Directory

» 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 an NSF grant. The offices of C3P are located at the University of Dallas. Project is run by Richard Olenick.
   http://phys.udallas.edu/

» 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/

» 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/physics_Ed/physics_Ed.html

» Dave's Physics Education Page
   Talks, papers and favorite quotes and links of Ohio State Professor Dave Van Domelen.
   http://www.eyrie.org/~dvandom/Edu/

» 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/index.html

» Innovative Teaching Techniques and US-Developed Materials
   Canadian students do not find physics teaching materials developed for and tested on American students to be particularly challenging.
   http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/CompareCanUsStudents/ComparingCanadaUSStudents.pdf

» Institute of Physics Education (Germany)
   Information about researchers and their projects.
   http://www.physik.uni-bremen.de/physics.education/

» Iowa State University 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/

» 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 change
   http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/~wenning/jpteo/

» 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. Pro
   http://web.phys.ksu.edu/

» 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://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Physics_Ed/TUGK.html

» Mississippi State University - Physics Education
   Description of research and related work.
   http://www.msstate.edu/dept/physics/research/education.php

» 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/

» Monash University Centre for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
   Physics education 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/research/groups/smte/

» 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/research/education.htm

» NCSU Physics Education Research (PER)
   PER department within North Carolina State University. Provides links for further information on the subject.
   http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Physics_Ed/index.html

» NCSU Physics Education Research Group
   Projects, publications, people, and related links.
   http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/

» Ohio State University Physics Education Research Group
   Tools, people, projects, grants, seminars, and links.
   http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~physedu/

» 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 edu
   http://www.colorado.edu/physics/EducationIssues/

» 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/perc2000.htm

» 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 th
   http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/pap00.htm

» Physics Education Research at Illinois
   Physics Education Research Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   http://research.physics.uiuc.edu/PER/

» Physics Education Research, Texas Tech University
   Courses, curriculum, projects, outreach, papers and contact information.
   http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~batcam/PERG/

» Scientific Reasoning Research Institute (SRRI)
   An interdisciplinary research organization devoted to the study of learning and instruction in the sciences and mathematics. Researchers perform cognitive research and apply it to the development of curricula to teach science and mathematics concepts and
   http://srri.umass.edu/

» 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'
   http://media4.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/index.html

» 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
   http://cpucips.sdsu.edu/web/CPU/default.html

» 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 compute
   http://cpucips.sdsu.edu/web/cips/

» UMass Physics Education Research Group (UMPERG)
   PER at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Provides perspectives on pedagogy, educational research results, applications to teaching, and curriculum materials.
   http://srri.umass.edu/perg

» University of California, Berkeley
   Graduate Group in Science and Mathematics Education (SESAME).
   http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/program/SESAME/sesame.html

» University of Cape Town Physics Education Research Group
   Contact information and recent publications.
   http://www.phy.uct.ac.za/courses/dept/phyedu.htm

» 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/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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

» University of Washington Physics Education Research Group
   PER at U of Washington
   http://www.phys.washington.edu/groups/peg/

» 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, "America
   http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Physics_Ed/VideoGraph.html