INTERNATIONAL
COMMISSION ON
PHYSICS
EDUCATION

Mandate of the Commission

The Mandate of the ICPE is to promote the exchange of information and views among the members of the international scientific community in the general field of Physics Education including: a. the collection, evaluation, coordination and distribution of information concerning education in the physical sciences at all levels; b. information relation to the assessment of standards of physics teaching and learning; c. suggesting ways in which the facilities for the study of physics at all levels might be improved, stimulating experiments at all levels, and giving help to physics teachers in all countries in incorporating current knowledge of physics, physics pedagogy, and the results of research in physics education into their courses and curricula.

ICPE-related questions to:
E. F. Redish
redish@physics.umd.edu

last updated 8/10/00