This paper presents a comprehensive synthesis of physics education research at the
undergraduate level. It is based on work originally commissioned by the National …

Much of modern education reform is focused on implementation of evidenced-based
teaching, but these techniques are sometimes met with trepidation from faculty, due to …

We compared students' self-reported perception of learning with their actual learning under
controlled conditions in large-enrollment introductory college physics courses taught using …

We compared the amounts of learning achieved using two different instructional approaches
under controlled conditions. We measured the learning of a specific set of topics and …

This chapter focuses on changes in large-scale assessments in science education, at the
international, national, and state levels. Historically, these assessments are for purposes …

This study explores how students' physics identities are shaped by their experiences in high
school physics classes and by their career outcome expectations. The theoretical framework …

This study explores students' self-perceptions across science subjects (biology, chemistry,
and physics) by gender and underrepresented minority group membership. The data are …

This paper describes the process for creating and validating an assessment test that
measures the effectiveness of instruction by probing how well that instruction causes …

Too many universities remain wedded to outmoded ways of teaching science in spite of
extensive research showing that there are much more effective methods. Too few …

Student-centered strategies are being incorporated into undergraduate classrooms in
response to a call for reform. We tested whether teaching in an extensively student-centered …