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	Physics Education
		Physics Education is now published in full colour both in print and online.
		For school teachers in the United Kingdom both Physics Education and Physics World are available through the Institute of Physics’ Affiliated Schools scheme.
		Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2007.
	www.iop.org /EJ/journal/PhysEd (217 words)

	About Research in Physics Education (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Research in physics education is one of the newest subfields of physics.
		Physics education research first obtained national recognition in the early 1980s with the formation of the Committee on Research in Physics Education of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
		Research in physics education focuses the attention of the physicist on aspects of the processes of teaching and learning physics.
	www.physics.unl.edu /~rpeg/background.html (244 words)

	The Department of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
		Instruction in physics began on January 1, 1870, three years after the University was founded.
		The physicists of Illinois also reach beyond the confines of classroom and laboratory to bring the wonder of physics to elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as to the general public, in stimulating, effective outreach programs.
		If you are interested in a great physics education and want to know more about applying to our programs, contact Toni Pitts for undergraduate information or Wendy Wimmer for graduate programs.
	www.physics.uiuc.edu /education (318 words)

	Physics Education Group
		The Physics Education Group in the Physics Department at the University of Washington conducts a coordinated program of research, curriculum development, and instruction to improve student learning in physics (K-20).
		Although the primary emphasis is on basic concepts and formal representations used in introductory physics, the scope of the research ranges from the introductory to the graduate level.
		Physics by Inquiry is a self-contained curriculum primarily designed for the preparation of elementary, middle, and high school teachers but also suitable for liberal arts students and for students who aspire to science-related careers but who are underprepared in science and mathematics.
	www.phys.washington.edu /groups/peg/peginfo.html (869 words)

	Education :: Physics
		Education formally is a social science that encompasses teaching and learning specific knowledge, beliefs, and skills.
		Physics Laws and Quizzes: Solve some problems using the fundamental laws and be announced as a Quiz Master.
		UMPERG: Minds-On Physics (MOP): A one-year curriculum for high-school physics.
	science.gourt.com /Physics/Education.html (3390 words)

	Education, Science, Physics, and Our Mission
		Physics 24/7 has a long-term commitment to science education with a focus on strengthening the preparation of physics students, especially those heading toward science, engineering and technology careers.
		Improvements in technology are the catalyst for change in what students are taught, in assessment techniques, in teacher training, and in the scope and depth of relationships among schools, the community, scientists and engineers.
		Physics 24/7 provides sustainable support to students who commit to themselves and their future.
	www.physics247.com /education-science-physics.php (250 words)

	Physics Guide \| Physics Education \| College Physics
		Some golf players have been able to increase their game tremendously by studying the physics of their golf swing by capturing and analyzing the biomechanics of their golf swing...
		From the viewpoint of a modern microbiologist, we hear the call for integration and common sense in sciences that are all too often devising separate stakes and battlements to pontificate from, on high...
		The science is aligning with the physics of prosperity...
	vphysics.com (910 words)

	Physics at Minnesota: Physics Education Research
		Physics Education is a joint program with the Education Department to incorporate Educational research methods in physics-specific cases.
		Most of the students in the Physics Education program hold a masters in physics and are working toward a doctorate in education.
		One of the main projects of the physics education research group has been to create an entirely new method of problem-solving for physics students.
	www.spa.umn.edu /research/education.html (163 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Physics: Education (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Physics of Learning - Extending a physics analogy to teaching and learning creates a rich set of terms and relationships that are already familiar to scientists.
		Physics, the Neglected Science - Pages to help increase awareness about the value of physics and to lend support to high school physics students, teachers, and parents.
		UMPERG: Minds-On Physics (MOP) - A one-year curriculum for high-school physics.
	dmoz.org /Science/Physics/Education (2451 words)

	Physics Education
		The Physics and Astronomy Education Group endeavors to improve teaching and learning at all levels.
		Working in this group prepares students for continuing research in the growing number of physics education groups across the country, teaching at two and four year colleges and universities and for careers in educational material development.
		The Physics Department at Montana State University offers a Ph.D. in Physics Education in which the normal course work and comprehensive requirements must be satisfied; the dissertation work is in the field physics education.
	www.physics.montana.edu /research/education.htm (226 words)

	Physics Education Research at CU-Boulder
		The Physics Education Research Group at Colorado (PER@C) is one of the newest and largest research programs in PER in the nation.
		Our research group develops and studies: uses of technology in physics education, assessments (conceptual, epistemological, and belief oriented), theoretical models of students learning physics, social and contextual foundations of student learning, examination of successful educational reforms and replication studies of such reforms, and student problem-solving in physics.
		The Physics Education Technology project at the University of Colorado has developed a suite of physics simulations that take advantage of the opportunities of computer technology while addressing some of the limitations of these tools.
	www.colorado.edu /physics/EducationIssues (411 words)

	WCPSD: index
		If physics is to benefit people in a culturally sensitive and environmentally sound way, then people from both rural and urban areas in all parts of the world must have access to quality physics education.
		We intend to limit our focus to the improvement of physics education at the secondary level as well as at the university level for future physics teachers in both primary and secondary schools.
		We strive to promote basic physics teaching that is enhanced by the use of locally developed examples, assignments and projects that that are familiar to teachers and their students.
	www.wcpsd.org /education/index.cfm (1153 words)

	Physics Education Research at Illinois
		Physics Education Research (PER) is research into the learning, understanding and teaching of physics and the application of physics knowledge.
		Partial support for the Physics Education Research Group was provided by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education through grant DUE 97-52539, DUE 00-88734, and DUE 03-41261.
		Additional support for the Physics Education Research Group is provided by the University of Illinois' Educational Technologies Board through the Redesigning the Curriculum Grant.
	research.physics.uiuc.edu /PER (506 words)

	UCO Engineering Physics-Science Education
		Inquiries about the Physics and Physical Science options in the BS in Science Education program may be directed toward our Physics Education Advisor: Dr.
		Science Education students at UCO often have opportunities to participate in science education research projects and outreach activities with faculty members on and off campus.
		This option is designed for those students interested in teaching physics and physics related courses at the high school level.
	www.physics.ucok.edu /Programs/ScienceEducation/index.html (627 words)

	Clarkson University - Physics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physics combines abstract concepts of mathematics and philosophy with applied aspects of instrumentation and engineering.
		The department provides a vigorous research environment that spans over a wide range of areas including biological physics, cosmology, foundations of quantum mechanics, nanomaterials, optics, physics education, physics of fluids, quantum computing, statistical physics and surfaces physics.
		Faculty research of highest eminence is the key to the quality of the education, undergraduate as well as graduate that is offered in physics at Clarkson.
	www.clarkson.edu /physics (234 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Physics: Education: Tutorials
		Calculus-Based Physics - Free two-volume introductory physics textbook in pdf and editable format with ancillary materials including video solutions to physics problems, class question slides, and on-line quizzes with feedback.
		Glenbrook South Physics - The GBS physics site is a full-service physics web site which includes lengthy tutorials, a collection of GIF animations, Javascript-driven Internet problems, interactive Shockwave activities, unit reviews (with answers), and sample quizzes.
		Physics Tutorials - A wide variety of topics are covered using Flash movies and diagrams.
	dmoz.org /Science/Physics/Education/Tutorials (934 words)

	Physics Online Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS) - Hierarchical numbering scheme, developed by the American Institute of Physics, used to identify fields and sub-fields of physics.
		Physics Blog - Pointers to stories for the entertainment of physicists, future physicists, and people who work with physicists.
		Physics on MathPages - Articles, leaning towards a mathematical description, on a wide range of topics in physics.
	www.electronspin.org /physics/index.htm (392 words)

	UCSB Physics - Education
		For Current Students The emphasis of the lower division program is placed on introducing the fundamental ideas of physics in both an experimental and theoretical setting.
		For Prospective Students The breadth and depth of course offerings at UCSB, the quality and quantity of modern technological equipment and the competence and accomplishments of faculty and staff compare with those of the largest and most distinguished universities and colleges in the world.
		In a field as demanding as physics, it is important to have role models and community.
	www.physics.ucsb.edu /education/index.html (451 words)

	Physics Education and Outreach
		But if physics is as useful and fascinating as we physicists would like to believe, then we should be able to convey this to all of our students, and not just to the few who are enraptured by, e.g., Maxwell's equations.
		And since physics is a gatekeeper to so many well-paying and prestigious jobs, it is a tragedy for our youth, especially for those in districts that do not have the resources to attract and retain the few qualified physics teachers available.
		I have had the privilege to be involved in the premedical part of Weill-Cornell Medical Center in Qatar, and currently serve as physics course director.
	www.physics.cornell.edu /~rthorne/physics-ed/index.html (464 words)

	Andrew D. Gavrin: Physics Education
		One of the elements of IUPUI's mission is to be a leader in the use of technology in education.
		We stress the physics of commonplace devices and phenomena, with the goal that students begin to "see" physics at every turn.
		We have also observed significant increases in the numbers of students declaring physics as a major or minor subject; enrollment in 300- and 400-level physics courses has doubled in the last two years.
	webphysics.iupui.edu /adg/education.html (1777 words)

	UCF Physics Education Group
		The UCF Physics Education Group conducts a coordinated program of research, curriculum development, and, instruction to improve the teaching and learning of physics.
		Graduate Students in the group select Physics Education as their field of research for the Ph.D. in Physics.
		The group's main projects include assessment of student learning in introductory physics classes, developing and implementing innovative activity-based physics curricula, and preparing pre-college teachers to use technology and inquiry to meet the National Science Standards.
	www.physics.ucf.edu /~peg (173 words)

	CTC: Physics
		CLP is part of an educational research effort at the University of California at Berkeley.
		Contemporary Physics Education Project - CPEP is a non-profit organization of teachers, educators, and physicists.
		The Physics Classroom - General physics information on topics such as 1-D Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Vectors - Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions, and Momentum and Its Conservation.
	www.tc.cornell.edu /Services/Education/Gateways/Math_and_Science/physics.htm (402 words)

	Physics Graduate Program
		MA Physics (Physics Education Emphasis) is designed to support the curriculum of students wishing to teach in the high school or junior college environment, and is a terminal Masters degree in this department (it is not designed to prepare a student to immediately pursue a PhD Physics degree).
		A research based MS Physics is not required of PhD path students, and a non-thesis MS Physics degree is awarded PhD path students after passing the PhD qualifying examination and completing the course requirements.
		Up to twenty-one hours of coursework from another institution’s MS Physics degree may be included in the forty hour requirement, and a non-thesis MS Physics degree is issued when the MS Physics course requirements are met and the qualifying exam is passed.
	www.uark.edu /depts/physics/graduate/compare.html (1112 words)

	The Nobel Prize in Physics – Educational
		Discoveries related to lasers have led to several Nobel Prizes in Physics.
		All were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
		Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain, the men who invented the transistor, were awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
	nobelprize.org /educational_games/physics (191 words)

	Education (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physics is crucial to understanding the world around us, the world inside us, and the world beyond us.
		PhysTEC is an NSF-funded physics teacher education project that provides support and guidance to a limited number of institutions to implement innovative programs.
		PTEC is an association of institutions dedicated to improving physics teacher education.
	www.aps.org /programs/education/index.cfm (274 words)

	Physics Education Research Conference 2005 - PERC 2005
		The Physics Education Research Conference (PERC) provides an opportunity for those in the field of physics education research and allied fields to share their research, obtain feedback, explore diverse perspectives and discuss issues relevant to the community.
		The focus at PERC is on feedback and discussion with others engaged in physics education research, rather than on dissemination.
		While all of the presentations and activities at PERC will not explicitly focus on this theme per se, participants are urged to reflect and discuss ways in which their own research can relate to to the preparation and training of teachers at all levels.
	web.phys.ksu.edu /perc2005 (408 words)

	Computers in Physics Education
		This applications of system dynamics is embedded in a comprehensive approach for using computers in physics education.
		The content of the physics courses can thus be extended to more complex and interesting examples -- like the motion of parachutists -- that are otherwise mathematically -- not physically -- too complicated for a quantitative analysis.
		A comprehensive description of modelling and simulation in physics with system dynamics software is given in the book "Physik modellieren" ("Modelling Physics") by Horst P. Schecker.
	www.physik.uni-bremen.de /physics.education/niedderer/projects/cip/cip.html (670 words)

	US NSF - Physics Classroom Resources
		A set of communities of teachers and students in physics and astronomy and Web-based collections of resources to support their needs.
		Can be used at the beginning of class to introduce topics, during the middle of a topic to test whether students are ready to cover additional material or at the end of a topic to test students' knowledge of the material just covered.
		Aims to sustain and enhance efforts to render introductory physics courses more effective and exciting at both the secondary and college level; and uses the outcomes of physics education research along with flexible computer tools to promote activity-based models of physics instruction.
	www.nsf.gov /news/classroom/physics.jsp (351 words)

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