Methods and Materials - PER User's Guide

Peer Instruction (Concept Tests, ConcepTests)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	A method for creating more interactive engagement in large lecture classes by replacing lectures with small group discussions of conceptual questions, followed by whole-class discussions, with… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, more »)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth - Requires…
Effort	Low - (If suitable ConcepTests are…
Resources	Multiple choice questions and polling method. A…
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

PhET Interactive Simulations (PhET Simulations)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	PhET simulations provide interactive, game-like environments which enable scientist-like exploration, connect to the real world, and include key visual models that experts use by, for example,… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Recitation, Lab, Small Class, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Access to computers either in or outside of class
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Enjoyment of physics, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Teaching with Clickers (personal response systems, PRS, electronic voting systems, classroom response systems)

Level	High School, Intro College Calc-based, Astronomy, more »	Clickers are electronic devices that allow students to vote on multiple-choice questions and instructors to collect and display the results of voting instantaneously. If used well, clickers can… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Recitation, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Clickers, Cost for students
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, (Can be adapted for: Problem-solving skills, more »)

Ranking Task Exercises in Physics

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Exercises that require students to engage in a comparison reasoning process: students rank variations of a physical situation on the basis of a specified physical quantity and explain their… more »
Setting	Small Class, Large Lecture, more »
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Cost for students
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content

Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (ILDs)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Active-learning worksheets designed to be used in large lecture environments. Students make predictions about the outcomes of physics demonstrations using Microcomputer-Based laboratory (MBL)… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Cost for students - Laboratory…
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Cooperative Group Problem-solving (CGPS)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, more »	Students work in small groups using structured problem-solving strategy to solve complex context-rich problems that are too difficult for any one student to solve individually.
Setting	Recitation, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Tables for group work
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Physlets (Physics Applets)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Small, flexible, educational physics applets designed for use in quizzes, homework problems, and Just in Time Teaching activities. Can be used as part of almost any curriculum with almost any… more »
Setting	Small Class, Lab, Homework, Studio, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Projector in class, Computers in class, more »
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Students are asked questions, usually online, which both encourage preparation for the class and encourage students to come to class with a "need to know." Instructors use the responses to fine… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Lab, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium, High
Resources	Computers outside class - Course…
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Think like a scientist, more »

Context-Rich Problems

Level	Intro College Calc-based, more »	Students work in small groups on short realistic scenarios giving them a plausible motivation for solving the problem; more complex than traditional problems, reflecting the real world, and may… more »
Setting	Recitation, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Tables for group work
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Open Source Physics Collection (OSP)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	A project to spread the use of open source code libraries, tools, and compiled simulations for physics and other numerical simulations. The collection includes curriculum resources that… more »
Setting	Small Class, Lab, Homework, Studio, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Projector in class, Computers in class, more »
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Tutorials

Level	Any	Guided-inquiry worksheets that students work through in small groups, typically in a recitation section. Instructors circulate through the room and engage with students in Socratic… more »
Setting	Recitation, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Tables for group work
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, (Can be adapted for: Problem-solving skills, more »)

Tutorials in Introductory Physics (UW Tutorials, Washington Tutorials)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, more »	A curriculum designed to supplement traditional instruction in introductory calculus-based physics. It consists of guided-inquiry worksheets that students complete in small groups during recitation… more »
Setting	Recitation, Homework, (Can be adapted for: Large Lecture, more »)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Cost for students, Tables for group work
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Representing knowledge in multiple ways, more »

RealTime Physics

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	RealTime Physics is a series of introductory laboratory modules that use computer data acquisition tools (microcomputer-based lab or MBL tools) to help students develop physics concepts and acquire… more »
Setting	Lab, Homework, (Can be adapted for: Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Computers in class, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Laboratory skills, more »

Microcomputer-based Laboratories

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Laboratory activities that collect and present data graphically in real time, allowing students to get a direct intuitive sense of fundamental physics concepts that cannot be observed… more »
Setting	Lab, Studio, Large Lecture, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Computers in class, Lab equipment - professional
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Representing knowledge in multiple ways, Laboratory skills, more »

Workshop Physics

Level	Intro College Calc-based, more »	A calculus-based introductory physics curriculum designed to completely replace traditional lectures and laboratories with sequenced activities. In a typical two-hour Workshop Physics class… more »
Setting	Studio, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Lab)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth - The…
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Projector in class, Computers in class, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Enjoyment of physics, more »

Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research (TIPERs)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Short activities that help students apply concepts and address known difficulties; designed so that they cannot be solved using plug and chug.
Setting	Large Lecture, Small Class, (Can be adapted for: Recitation, more »)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Cost for students
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content

Activity-Based Tutorials, Volume 1: Introductory Physics (Activity-Based Physics, ABP tutorials, AB Tutorials)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, more »	A set of worksheet-driven small-group learning activities emphasizing the connection between mathematics and physics and using computer-based tools to help in easy data… more »
Setting	Recitation, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Computers in class, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Diagnoser Tools (Diagnostic Formative Assessment)

Level	Teacher PD, Middle School, Teacher Prep, High School, more »	Diagnoser.com is a set of instruction and assessment tools. It includes learning goals and tools for eliciting students' initial ideas, facets of learners' thinking with respect to learning goals… more »
Setting	Small Class, (Can be adapted for: Large Lecture, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Computers in class - internet access
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, (Can be adapted for: Problem-solving skills, more »)

Tools for Scientific Thinking

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Laboratory activities that use MBL tools to develop both a conceptual understanding and quantitative laboratory skills. Each guide consists of a series of guided investigations suitable… more »
Setting	Lab, (Can be adapted for: Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Computers in class, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	None

SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs)

Level	Teacher Prep, High School, Intro College Calc-based, more »	An integrated learning environment in which the space is carefully designed to facilitate interactions between teams of students who work on short, interesting tasks. Students work in… more »
Setting	Studio
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	High
Resources	Studio classroom
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Reflecting on one's own learning, Laboratory skills, more »

Modeling Instruction (modeling, modeling physics, modeling method)

Level	Teacher PD, High School, Intro College Calc-based, more »	Modeling Instruction is a guided-inquiry interactive-engagement method of physics teaching that organizes instruction around building, testing and applying the handful of scientific models that… more »
Setting	Small Class, Studio, (Can be adapted for: Recitation)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	High - Training and practice (a…
Resources	Computers in class, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Socratic Dialog Inducing Laboratories (SDI Labs)

Level	High School, Intro College Calc-based, Teacher Prep, more »	"Guided construction" labs featuring hands-and-heads-on experiments in introductory mechanics. Designed to promote students' mental construction of concepts through (1) conceptual conflict, (2)… more »
Setting	Lab, Studio, (Can be adapted for: Small Class)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	High
Resources	TAs/LAs, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Enjoyment of physics, more »

Open Source Tutorials (OST, OST Tutorials)

Level	Intro College Alg-based, (Can be adapted for: High School, more »)	Guided-inquiry worksheets for use in small groups in introductory physics courses. These tutorials emphasize refining students' productive intuitions and developing metacognitive thinking.… more »
Setting	Recitation, Homework, (Can be adapted for: Lab, more »)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Understanding how physics relates to the real world, more »

Physics by Inquiry (PBI)

Level	Teacher Prep, Teacher PD, Intro College Conceptual	A laboratory-based guided-inquiry curriculum that helps future and current teachers develop deep understanding of physics content and scientific reasoning skills. Through in-depth study of simple… more »
Setting	Small Class, Studio, (Can be adapted for: Recitation, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	High
Resources	Cost for students, Tables for group work
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Think like a scientist, more »

Physics and Everyday Thinking (PET, Guided Inquiry)

Level	Teacher Prep, (Can be adapted for: Teacher PD, more »)	PET is a one semester, guided-inquiry physics course that incorporates extensive small group and whole class discussion and laboratory work to help students develop a deep conceptual understanding… more »
Setting	Studio, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Lab)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Computers in class, Computers outside class, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Think like a scientist, Reflecting on one's own learning, more »

Physical Science and Everyday Thinking (PSET, Guided Inquiry)

Level	Teacher Prep, (Can be adapted for: Teacher PD)	PSET is a one semester, guided-inquiry physical science course that incorporates extensive small group and whole class discussion and Laboratory work to help students develop a deep conceptual… more »
Setting	Studio, Small Class, (Can be adapted for: Lab)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Projector in class, Computers in class, Cost for students, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Reflecting on one's own learning, more »

Learning Physical Science (LEPS, Large enrollment guided inquiry)

Level	Teacher Prep, Intro College Conceptual	LEPS is a guided-inquiry, conceptual physical science course intended for teaching in a lecture-style environment (e.g. large enrollment classes). The focus is on helping students develop a deep… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Clickers, Projector in class, Computers outside class, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, (Can be adapted for: Understanding how physics relates to the real world)

CAE Think/Pair/Share (peer instruction)

Level	Astronomy, Intro College Conceptual, more »	Engage students in large lecture classes by asking them cognitively engaging multiple-choice questions that challenge student thinking and foster deep discussion. Students vote with… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	None
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Representing knowledge in multiple ways, more »

Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy

Level	Astronomy, (Can be adapted for: Intro College Conceptual)	Socratic-dialogue driven, highly-structured collaborative learning activities designed to: a) elicit students' misconceptions, b) confront their nave, incomplete, or inaccurate ideas, c) resolve… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, more »)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Cost for students
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Ranking Tasks for Introductory Astronomy

Level	Astronomy, Intro College Conceptual	Conceptual exercises that present learners with a series of pictures or diagrams that describe several slightly different variations of a basic physical situation. Students are then asked to make a… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Small Class, more »
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	None
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE, Active Learning Guide)

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	Comprehensive learning system for introductory Physics that engages students in experiences that mirror experiences of practicing scientists.
Setting	Large Lecture, Small Class, Recitation, Lab, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Projector in class, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Think like a scientist, Laboratory skills, more »

CU Learning Assistant Program (LA Program)

Level	Teacher Prep, Intro College Calc-based, Astronomy, more »	A program to recruit talented undergraduate science majors to become K-12 science teachers and to improve undergraduate education by implementing large-scale teaching reform. Learning… more »
Setting	Recitation, (Can be adapted for: Large Lecture, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs - reformed curriculum materials
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Think like a scientist, Reflecting on one's own learning, more »

Thinking Problems

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Intro College Alg-based, more »	A collection of homework problems, clicker questions, and exam questions, created for teachers and education researchers by the University of Maryland's Physics Education Research… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Small Class, Recitation, Homework, Studio, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	None
Resources	None
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Workbook for Introductory Physics (flash cards)

Level	Intro College Alg-based, (Can be adapted for: Teacher PD, more »)	Carefully structured sequences of multiple-choice questions designed for use with classroom communication systems such as flash cards and clickers. Questions emphasize qualitative reasoning and… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Flash cards
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Representing knowledge in multiple ways, more »

Minds-On Physics (MOP, MOP UMass Amherst)

Level	High School, (Can be adapted for: Teacher Prep, more »)	Minds-On Physics is an activity-based curriculum for high school physics, helping students to explore basic concepts; hone and link concepts; develop analysis and reasoning skills; learn to apply… more »
Setting	Small Class, (Can be adapted for: Large Lecture, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Lab equipment - simple, Tables for group work
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Physics Union Mathematics (PUM)

Level	High School, Middle School, more »	PUM is a physics/physical science curriculum that strongly links middle and high school physics curricula and builds on the intrinsic mathematical reasoning to develop and strengthen students'… more »
Setting	Small Class, Recitation, Lab, Homework
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	High
Resources	Projector in class, Computers in class, more »
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

New Model Course in Applied Quantum Physics (Activity-Based Physics Tutorials, Vol. 2)

Level	Intermediate Undergraduate, more »	Resources for teaching introductory quantum mechanics and modern physics with an emphasis on concepts and applications. Includes tutorials, suggested software, homework, exam questions,… more »
Setting	Small Class, Recitation, Homework, more »
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	None
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment (TEFA)

Level	Pretty much anything, especially (but not only) for larger class sizes.	A pedagogy for using clickers to accomplish highly interactive, student-centered science instruction, focusing on using provocative, meaty questions to engage students in extended whole-class… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Clickers, Projector in class
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

CU Modern Physics Curriculum

Level	Intermediate Undergraduate, more »	Curriculum for a large-lecture modern physics course for engineering majors, with an emphasis on reasoning development, model building, and connections to real world applications. Includes lecture… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Homework, more »
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	Projector in class, Computers outside class
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Understanding how physics relates to the real world, Problem-solving skills, more »

Matter and Interactions

Level	Intro College Calc-based, Teacher PD	A modern calculus-based introductory curriculum with a radical change in content and emphasis , focusing on the power of fundamental principles and guiding students through the process of starting… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Small Class, (Can be adapted for: Studio)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Projector in class, Computers outside class, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Coherent framework for physics, Think like a scientist, more »

Paradigms in Physics (PP, Paradigms)

Level	Intermediate Undergraduate, Advanced Undergraduate	A restructuring of the upper division physics program, replacing standard courses on subfields of physics with short courses on the basic principles that broadly underlie these subfields: energy,… more »
Setting	Small Class, Recitation, Lab, Homework, more »
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	High
Resources	None
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Peer Instruction for Quantum Mechanics

Level	Advanced Undergraduate, (Can be adapted for: Graduate, more »)	A collection of approximately 500 research-based concept-tests (clicker questions) for a full semester upper-level undergraduate quantum mechanics. Also includes reflective questions (conceptual… more »
Setting	Small Class, Large Lecture, Recitation, Studio
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Projector in class
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Enjoyment of physics, more »

CPU Computer Simulators (CPU, Constructing Physics Understanding)

Level	Teacher Prep, Teacher PD, High School, more »	A suite of 24 computer simulators available online covering many areas of physics and physical science. Each simulator allows one to create many different situations to explore phenomena, conduct… more »
Setting	Studio, Large Lecture, Small Class, Recitation, Lab, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	Low
Resources	Projector in class, Computers in class, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorials (QuILTs)

Level	Advanced Undergraduate, (Can be adapted for: Graduate, more »)	Guided-inquiry worksheets to help students develop a good understanding of upper-level quantum mechanics, including contemporary topics such as quantum entanglement. They emphasize connecting… more »
Setting	Small Class, Recitation, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	None
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Enjoyment of physics, more »

Explorations in Physics (EiP)

Level	Intro College Conceptual	The Explorations in Physics Project is a major effort to increase the effectiveness of science education for future elementary school teachers, parents, and citizens by developing a sequence of… more »
Setting	Studio
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Computers in class, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Think like a scientist, Coherent framework for physics, Laboratory skills, more »

PRISMS PLUS (PRISMS, Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motivating Students PLUS)

Level	High School, Teacher PD, more »	Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motivating Students (PRISMS) PLUS is a high school physics curriculum and professional development program that utilizes a learning cycle… more »
Setting	Small Class, Studio, more »
Coverage	Few topics with great depth - Teachers…
Effort	Medium
Resources	Computers in class, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Intuitive Quantum Physics (IQP)

Level	Intro College Conceptual, more »	A set of tutorials for a course introducing non-science majors to the basic ideas of quantum mechanics using minimal mathematics. Moving from wave physics through energy and probability to a… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Lab, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, more »)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	High
Resources	TAs/LAs, Lab equipment - professional, more »
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Coherent framework for physics, Think like a scientist, more »

Tutorials in Thermal & Statistical Physics

Level	Intermediate Undergraduate, Advanced Undergraduate, more »	Guided-inquiry worksheet activities (tutorials) designed to help students develop a better understanding of upper-division thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.
Setting	Small Class, Recitation
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	None
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, more »

Intermediate Mechanics Tutorials

Level	Advanced Undergraduate, more »	Small-group learning materials for teaching intermediate mechanics. The physics is Newtonian with very little Lagrangian formalism. Materials are a mix of conceptual, mathematical, and problem… more »
Setting	Small Class, Recitation, (Can be adapted for: Homework, more »)
Coverage	Many topics with less depth
Effort	Medium
Resources	None
Skills	None

CU upper-division E&M curriculum

Level	Advanced Undergraduate, more »	These materials are supplements to traditionally taught upper-division E&M I. They include explicit learning goals, interactive lectures, transformed homework problems, common student difficulties,… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Small Class, Recitation, Homework
Coverage	Many topics with less depth - Tradition…
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Clickers, Projector in class
Skills	Problem-solving skills, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Enjoyment of physics, Think like a scientist, more »

CU upper-division QM curriculum

Level	Advanced Undergraduate, more »	These materials are supplements to traditionally taught upper-division Quantum I. They include explicit learning goals, interactive lectures, transformed homework problems, common student… more »
Setting	Large Lecture, Small Class, Recitation, Homework
Coverage	Many topics with less depth - Tradition…
Effort	Medium
Resources	TAs/LAs, Clickers, Projector in class
Skills	Conceptual understanding of physics content, Enjoyment of physics, Problem-solving skills, Coherent framework for physics, more »

Scientific Community Laboratories (SCL)

Level	Intro College Alg-based, more »	Design labs in which students learn how to produce, analyze, and evaluate scientific evidence. Each lab consists of a simple question for students to answer experimentally. There is no lab manual… more »
Setting	Lab
Coverage	Few topics with great depth, Many topics with less depth
Effort	High
Resources	Lab equipment - professional, Tables for group work
Skills	Reflecting on one's own learning, Laboratory skills, Designing experiments, Conceptual understanding of physics content, more »

Energy Project

Level	Teacher PD, (Can be adapted for: Teacher Prep, more »)	A professional development program for K-12 teachers on the learning of energy with two main goals: (1) to help teachers learn about energy, and (2) to help teachers to experience science as an… more »
Setting	Small Class
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	High
Resources	Tables for group work
Skills	Representing knowledge in multiple ways, Conceptual understanding of physics content, Coherent framework for physics, Autonomy, more »

Student-Generated Scientific Inquiry (SGSI)

Level	Teacher Prep, (Can be adapted for: High School, more »)	A curriculum for pre-service teachers that engages students in crafting and investigating their own scientific questions in topics that span the scientific disciplines. The course is modeled on a… more »
Setting	Lab, (Can be adapted for: Small Class, Studio)
Coverage	Few topics with great depth
Effort	High
Resources	Lab equipment - professional
Skills	Understanding how physics relates to the real world, Think like a scientist, Enjoyment of physics, Designing experiments, more »

Showing 54 out of 54 evidence-based teaching methods

Peer Instruction (Concept Tests, ConcepTests)

PhET Interactive Simulations (PhET Simulations)

Teaching with Clickers (personal response systems, PRS, electronic voting systems, classroom response systems)

Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (ILDs)

Cooperative Group Problem-solving (CGPS)

Physlets (Physics Applets)

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT)

Open Source Physics Collection (OSP)

Tutorials in Introductory Physics (UW Tutorials, Washington Tutorials)

Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research (TIPERs)

Activity-Based Tutorials, Volume 1: Introductory Physics (Activity-Based Physics, ABP tutorials, AB Tutorials)

Diagnoser Tools (Diagnostic Formative Assessment)

SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs)

Modeling Instruction (modeling, modeling physics, modeling method)

Socratic Dialog Inducing Laboratories (SDI Labs)

Open Source Tutorials (OST, OST Tutorials)

Physics by Inquiry (PBI)

Physics and Everyday Thinking (PET, Guided Inquiry)

Physical Science and Everyday Thinking (PSET, Guided Inquiry)

Learning Physical Science (LEPS, Large enrollment guided inquiry)

CAE Think/Pair/Share (peer instruction)

Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE, Active Learning Guide)

CU Learning Assistant Program (LA Program)

Workbook for Introductory Physics (flash cards)

Minds-On Physics (MOP, MOP UMass Amherst)

Physics Union Mathematics (PUM)

New Model Course in Applied Quantum Physics (Activity-Based Physics Tutorials, Vol. 2)

Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment (TEFA)

Paradigms in Physics (PP, Paradigms)

CPU Computer Simulators (CPU, Constructing Physics Understanding)

Explorations in Physics (EiP)

PRISMS PLUS (PRISMS, Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motivating Students PLUS)

Scientific Community Laboratories (SCL)

Student-Generated Scientific Inquiry (SGSI)