Discipline-Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate
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The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and
future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological …

During the fall of 2008 a web survey, designed to collect information about pedagogical
knowledge and practices, was completed by a representative sample of 722 physics faculty …

A major goal of science education reform is to produce curricula that improve the learning of
all students. In this study, the authors explore the use of design-based learning (DBL) to …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] In this article, we draw
on previous reports from physics, science education, and women's studies to propose a …

Abstract Airey, J. 2009. Science, Language and Literacy. Case Studies of Learning in
Swedish University Physics. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Uppsala Dissertations from the …

Astronomers have played many roles in their engagement with the larger astronomy
education ecosystem. Their activities have served both the formal and informal education …

This report comes at a time when our nation and our species face profound challenges.
Ensuring adequate food, water, energy, and mineral resources to support a growing human …

Science education research has built a strong body of work on students' understandings but
largely overlooked the nature of science knowledge itself. Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Quantitative Methods in PER: A Critical
Examination.] The notion of quantitative physics education research (PER) so far has been …