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The University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group is a combined effort of the Physics Department and School of Education. We study the learning and teaching of physics at the high school and university level. Graduate degrees may be earned in physics or in education.
- 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
- Seminar: Schedule of speakers for the group seminar, Physics 708
- 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
- 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.
- Interactive Lecture Demonstrations: Worksheets for group-learning lessons for use in large lectures.
- Software: Simulations, modeling software, and spreadsheets
- Readings: Handouts for students on a variety of topics
- Research Tools: Bibliographies, surveys, diagnostic tests, and analysis spreadsheets
- Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite: The complete text is available online.
- Homepages: Other PER groups with homepages on the web
- Addresses: Emails and phone numbers of physics education researchers
- Students: Graduate students in PER
- Papers and Talks: Papers and talks on PER elsewhere on the web
- Journals: Journals in Physics Education and related fields
- References: Recent PER papers published in journals around the world
- Conferences: Conferences in Physics Education
