Activity-Based Tutorials

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Understanding How Students Learn | Teacher's Guide

M.C. Wittmann, R.N. Steinberg, E.F. Redish and the University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group

Understanding how
students learn

Understanding Learning
Overview (what is PER)
Research on Intro Physics
Research on Modern Physics
Research on Learning Theories

Understanding How Students Learn

A central element of the Activity-Based Tutorials is that they have been developed based on investigations into student learning and a desire to address student needs in the classroom. Our model for the development of instructional materials consists of an iterative three-step process:

  • research
  • curriculum development
  • instruction. re

For more information, click on the links below. We have gathered information about research into student learning into several categories:

Additional online links

University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group
This page links to resources in physics education research that go beyond the teaching of quantum physics. We provide details of additional research projects, together with resources for instructors and links to other research groups throughout the world.

University of Maine Physics Education Research Laboratory
The UMaine PERL focuses on how students learn physics, models of human reasoning, teacher training and development, and curriculum development and dissemination.

 

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We are grateful to the National Science Foundation (grants DUE 9652877 and DUE 9455561) and the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE grants 116B70186 and 116B000300) for partial funding support. Additional support has been provided by The University of Maryland, The University of Maine, and the City College of New York.