University of Maryland
Physics Education Research Group

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The University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group is a combined effort of the Physics Department and School of Education to study the learning and teaching of physics at all levels from elementary school to the graduate level.

Our program focuses includes both qualitative and quantitative research and relies heavily on video data of authentic classroom and learning environments.

Graduate degrees may be earned in physics or in education.

Information about our group

Degree Programs: Descriptions of the degree programs currently available
Projects: Links to information about projects done by the UMd PERG
People: A list of current members of the UMd PERG
Directory: Phone numbers, offices, and emails of group members
Alumni: A list of former members of the UMd PERG
FrontPage: PERG wiki (internal homepage)
Seminar: Schedule of speakers for the group seminar, Physics 708
Upcoming events
Announcements

BERG -- Link to our biology education research group's homepage

Research Resources from the UMd PERG

Papers and Talks: Research papers and talks given by the members of the UMd PERG
Dissertations: Printable copies of PER dissertations from the UMd PERG
Research Tools: Bibliographies, surveys, diagnostic tests, and analysis spreadsheets

Teaching Resources from the UMd PERG

Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite: The complete text is available online.
Problems: A variety of problems useful for homework, projects, or exams plus a set of "Peer Instruction" problems for use with student response systems
Tutorials: Worksheets for group-learning lessons for use in small groups.
Labs: The Scientific Community Labs
Interactive Lecture Demonstrations: Worksheets for group-learning lessons for use in large lectures.
Mathematical Physics: Materials for an upper division class in methods of mathematical physics
Applied Quantum Physics: Materials for an upper division quantum course for engineers.

PER on the Web

Homepages: Other PER groups with homepages on the web
Journals: Journals in Physics Education and related fields
PERticles: Michael Wittmann's blog of papers of interest for PER
PER Central: The digital library of information and content on PER
PERC Proceedings: Links to the Proceedings of the annual PER conferences

Teaching Resources Elsewhere on the Web

Pedagogical Resources: Pedagogy and Teaching Materials
Physics Resources: Reference Documents and New Physics
Physics Organizations and Societies

Maintained by University of Maryland PERG
Comments and questions may be directed to E. F. Redish
Last modified August 8, 2011