Physics Education Research
The University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group is a combined effort of the Physics Department and School of Education. We study the learning and teaching of physics at the high school and university level. Graduate degrees may be earned in physics or in education.

Personnel
  • Andy Elby, Assistant Research Scientist
  • David Hammer, Professor
  • Calude Kacser, Associate Professor Emeritus
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  • Edward (Joe) Redish, Professor

Research Areas
  • Learning How to Learn: Physics for Bioscientists
  • Case Studies of Elementary Student Inquiry in Physical Science
  • Activity-Based Physics
  • Quantum and Modern Physics Learning
Research Group Website: www.physics.umd.edu/perg/
 

Department of Physics

University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4111
Phone: 301.405.3401
Fax: 301.314.9525