This paper presents a comprehensive synthesis of physics education research at the
undergraduate level. It is based on work originally commissioned by the National …

1. Identifying a theoretical framework.–Education research is an applied field. As educators,
we want to understand how teaching and learning works in order to be able to teach our …

Alles auf einen Blick–für Studenten, Referendare und Lehrer Der Titel des Buches ist
Programm: Hier finden Lehramtsstudenten und Referendare alles Wesentliche zum Thema" …

Computer-based tools that enable students to collect, display and analyse data in real time
have catalysed the design of a laboratory curriculum that allows students to master a …

In response to increasing calls for the reform of the undergraduate science curriculum for life
science majors and pre-medical students (Bio2010, Scientific Foundations for Future …

Industrial ecology introduced a new paradigm of principles and tools useful to academic
analysis and decision support activities for industry and policymakers. This paper presents a …

Physics Education Research (PER) applies a scientific approach to the question,“How do
our students think about and learn physics?” PER allows us to explore such intellectually …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of peer instruction (PI) on performance,
gender gap, conceptual learning and problem solving in physics. The students enrolled in …

Aerodynamic problems in general are often difficult to solve by analytics analysis.
Experimental or numerical simulation can be used to analyze these computational models …

We present a measure, which we have named the Pedagogical Expectancy Violation
Assessment (PEVA), for instructors to gauge one aspect of the success of their …