National Programs
NOTE: This page is archived. It is no longer being maintained or updated and information may not be accurate or complete.
Some Education Research Groups:
This is not meant to be a comprehensive list! Many of the sites below have much more up-to-date lists of PER groups. Below are just a few with which/whom we have personal connections here at CU.
:: They have a nice (and probably the most comprehensive and up-to-date) set of links to other PER groups there, too.
:: Lots of useful pages, including most of their publications, "challenge problems", Maryland Physics Expectations Survey, etc. ) They have a number of more detailed "lists of links" than we could possibly provide here, see for example their list of , , and .
:: Their main focus is on Context Rich Problems and Collaborative Learning.
:: They started this game, with research into student mis/preconceptions. The source of the recitation "tutorial" method.
:: Hosts a collection of resrouces and information for physics education research nation-wide.
:: Project Galileo: Concept tests, large lecture techniques, and more. Here is the link to construct a web page using Mazur's
:: SCALE-UP, the modified introductory classroom approach at UNC (Bob Beichner's group).
And more: e.g.
Other Education Pages:
Richard Hake's page (with many useful links and references)
:: Detailed instructions specifically targeted to forming and using groups in classrooms.
:: Detailed instructions regarding a variety of different tools to use in the classroom. A great place to learn about a variety of novel classroom techniques!
:: This is the place to set up a survey of student opinions regarding your teaching methods. It's a nice tool, quick and easy to set up for you and for your students.
:: Similar to SALG but even quicker and simpler, this site is dedicated purely to setting you up with a student survey regarding your textbook.
Do you know of a useful link our colleagues might be interested in? Let me know and I'll add it in. kohlp@ucsu.colorado.edu