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Adapting to a changing world : challenges and opportunities in undergraduate physics education / Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education, Research and Implementation, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published:
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
Physical Description:
xiii, 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Additional Creators:
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education, Research and Implementation
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Undergraduate Physics Education in a RapidlyChanging World, -- Technology-Engine of Change, -- Economic Forces, -- Changing the Educational Paradigm, -- Themes, -- Physics Is Fundamental and Foundational, -- Systemic Tensions, -- Major Challenges, -- Improvements Exist, -- Scientific Approach to Physics Education, -- Concluding Thoughts, -- References, -- The Students, -- Undergraduate Education in General, -- Undergraduate Physics Education, -- Segments of the Physics Student Population, -- The Educational Landscape, -- Instructional Methods, -- Course Content and Program Structures, -- Recruiting and Retaining Students from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups, -- Preparing Future Teachers, -- Assessment, -- Faculty Development, -- Conclusions, -- References, -- A Brief Overview of the Field of Physics Education Research, -- Key Findings from Physics Education Research, -- Areas of Current and Emerging Emphasis in Research, -- Student Learning: Understanding, Reasoning, and Problem Solving, -- Learning to Learn Physics, -- The Role of Physical and Social Environments in Learning Physics, -- Participation and Achievement of Students from Groups Traditionally Underrepresented in Physics, -- Preparation of Future Physics Teachers, -- Assessing Progress, -- Scaling and Sustaining Research-Supported Instructional Strategies, -- Conclusion, -- References, -- Physics Faculty, -- Detailed Recommendations for Individual Physics Faculty, -- Departmental Leadership, -- Detailed Recommendations for Physics Department Leadership, -- Academic Administrators, -- Detailed Recommendations for Higher-Level Academic Administrators, -- Funding Agencies, -- Detailed Recommendations for Funding Agencies, -- Education Researchers, -- Detailed Recommendations for Education Researchers, -- Professional Societies, -- Detailed Recommendations for Professional Societies, -- Conclusions, -- References, -- A.Statement of Task -- B.Meeting Agendas -- C.Biographies of Committee Members.
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ISBN:
9780309283038 (paperback)
0309283035 (paperback)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
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Also issued online.
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