(SGER) Theoretical Frameworks for Conducting Research in Physics Education

物理学家为教育研究带来了独特的视角。最近，越来越多的物理系为主要研究物理教育的教师开设了终身职位。这项研究是针对特定任务的，包括一种综合的方法来检查学生的困难，并设计教学策略和材料来解决这些困难。作为该领域的研究人员，P.I.建议与两个NSF资助的教育研究和发展项目的负责人进行实地访问。这些访问的目的有两个：(1)更加了解科学教育领域的当前实践；(2)基于当前的学习和教学理论，建立一个理论框架，以支持p.i。的研究。

9813343HarringtonPhycists bring a unique perspective to education research. Recently, more and more physics departments are creating tenure-track positions for faculty whose primary research interest is in physics education. This research is task specific and consists of an integrated approach to examining student difficulties and designing instructional strategies and materials to address these difficulties. As a researcher in this field, the P.I. proposes on-site visits to work with the directors of two NSF sponsored education research and development projects. The objectives of these visits are twofold: (1) become more cognizant of current practices in the field of science education and (2) to develop a theoretical framework, based in current theories on learning and teaching, which supports the P. I.'s research.