Physics Education Research at CU-Boulder
News & Announcements
Kathy Perkins featured on CU Connections
The University of Colorado Connections site gives Kathy Perkins its five-question interview
PhET wins Tech Award!
PhET Simulations was selected as one of three laureates out of over 600 applicants from 54 countries.
Stephanie Chasteen starts new PER podcast
Check out the new "Learning About Teaching Physics" podcast!
Congratulations to Noah Finkelstein and Laurel Mayhew!
Noah and Laurel have won the 2011-2012 outreach award presented by the Vice Chancellor of Outreach!
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. We sponsor a number of educational reforms in physics, which range from pre-college to post-doctoral. The research group includes faculty, staff, and students from both the Department of Physics and the School of Education. read more »
Upcoming Events
- Jan 16: NO PER- MLK Holiday
- Jan 23: Danny Caballero
- Jan 30: Ryan O'Block et al.
Featured Project: Integrating STEM Education
Integrating STEM Education at Colorado (ISTEM) is a program to synergize and integrate the various science, technology, engineering and math education programs and projects at CU Boulder. ISTEM is a 5-year initiative to establish the University of Colorado as a national hub of STEM education research and reform. Specifically, ISTEM will become a distributed national institute located within the University of Colorado to coordinate and centralize: 1) efforts to transform STEM education, 2) research on STEM education, 3) STEM Teacher preparation. Integrating STEM Education is a Signature Program of the University of Colorado and an NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration Program.