Links to selected Physics Education Research Groups

• North Carolina State (SCALE-UP)
• University of Maryland (lots of links)
• University of Oregon (Interactive Lecture Demonstrations, RealTime Physics)
• Arizona State (Force Concept Inventory, Modeling Physics)
• University of Minnesota (Cooperative Group Problem Solving)
• Harvard (Peer Instruction)
• Dickinson College (Workshop Physics)
• IUPUI (Just-in-Time-Teaching)
• Texas Tech University (Algebra level workshop physics)
• University of Washington (Tutorials in Physics)

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Selected Bibliography

• Arnold Arons, A Guide to Introductory Physics Teaching. (Wiley, New York, 1990).
• Robert J. Beichner et. al., "The Student Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) project. Part I: Incorporating active learning in large classes," to be submitted to American Journal of Physics.
• Scott Bonham, "A comparison of student performance using web and paper-based homework in college-level physics," Journal of Research in Science Teaching (in press).
• Richard Hake, "Interactive-Engagement vs. Traditional Methods:  A six-thousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses," American Journal of Physics 66 (1), 64 (1998).
• I. B. Halloun. and David Hestenes, "The Initial Knowledge State of College Physics Students," American Journal of Physics, 53 (11), 1043-1055 (1984).
• Patricia M. Heller, Ronald Keith, and Scott Anderson, "Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 1; Group versus individual problem solving," American Journal of Physics 60, 627 (1992).
• Patricia M. Heller and Mark Hollabaugh, "Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping.  Part 2: Designing problems and structuring groups," American Journal of Physics 60 (7), 637 (1992).
• Priscilla W. Laws, Workshop Physics, Activity Guide. (John Wiley and Sons, 1997).
• Eric Mazur, Peer Instruction. (Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1997).
• Lillian C. McDermott and Edward F. Redish, "Resource Letter: PER-1: Physics Education Research," American Journal of Physics 67 (9), 755 (1999). (external link).
• T.D. Skill and B.A Young in The Importance of Physical Space in Creating Supportive Learning Environments, N. Van Norte Chism, D. J. Brikford, eds.,  New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n 92, (Winter 2002), p34.
• David R. Sokoloff, Priscilla W. Laws, and Ronald K. Thornton, Real Time Physics. (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999).

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Equipment

• PASCO
• Elmo
• Dell Computer
• Epson Projectors
• CENCO/Sargent-Welch
• Boise Cascade Office Products

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Web Homework Systems

• WebAssign
• CAPA
• Homework Service
• Mastering Physics
• Tycos
• many, many more

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Physics Java Resources

• Physlets (Java applets for animations and simulations)
• PADs (Java applets allowing user to draw graphs and diagrams that can be automatically evaluated)
• Physics Illuminations (Java-based tutorials/homework on mechanics)