Welcome to the NC State Physics Education Research Group!
Our five faculty members and numerous graduate students
constitute one of the largest PER Groups in the nation.
Historically, we have made significant contributions
to the field in assessments such
as TUG-K and BEMA; we have made curricular contributions,
such as the development and implementation of the Matter
and Interactions curriculum; and we have developed
the SCALE-UP studio classroom
environment. Our faculty and graduate students have also
contributed to the development of WebAssign and
visualization programs such as VPython and VideoGraph.
The new APS journal, Physical Review Special Topics:
Physics Education Research is based here.
We are a large group with varied interests including assessments, problem-solving, visualization, and pedagogical and curricular reform. If you're interested in joining or visiting us, please don't hesitate to contact us!
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News & Events:
New Directorship for Professor Beichner
Professor Robert Beichner has been named Director of the
University's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Education Initiative.
Administered through the Provost's office,
the Initiaitve is a newly created entity, and Professor Beichner
is its first Director. He assumed his new duties
in January of 2007. The department wishes Professor
Beichner well in his new position, and we are delighted
to know that Bob will not give up his departmental teaching
duties and will maintain an active Physics Education
Research program.
Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood revise M&I text
Professors Chabay and Sherwood recently completed revisions on their M&I textbook. More information about the new version that will be used starting January 2007...
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