| Assessment |
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Assessment Instrument Information | www.ncsu.edu; This site has
information about a large number of assessment tools and links to the
sites that host the tools. |
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FLAG | Wisconsin Center for Education Research; modular
classroom assessment techniques |
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Force Concept Inventory | modeling.asu.edu; This site has links to the
FCI and other inventories. The file you download is password protected so you
will need to send e-mail as directed on the page before you can use the file. |
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Intuitor Online Survey | intuitor.com; This site presents an online
quiz of basic physics concepts. A student can take the quiz, see the score, and
read explanations as to why their answer is incorrect. Topics covered are Energy,
Gravity, Kinematics, Fluids, Newton's Laws, Matter, Electricity and Units. |
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PreTests | Monash University; Diagnostic and Remedial Tests for
Introductory Physics. The tests cover mechanics, heat, and optics. |
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SALG | Wisconsin Center for Education Research;
Student Assessment of Learning Gains; students can do the free assessment online;
you can modify the assessment tool |
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| Miscellaneous |
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Academic Standards | D. Larry Crumbley's site; The site seeks to promote
a return to academic standards. |
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Advice | Julie Peterson's interviews with expert physics teachers;
This was her Masters project. |
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APS | Sites and resources for undergraduate physics teaching |
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Challenges | Roger Freedman's article "Challenges in Teaching and
Learning Introductory Physics" |
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Curriki | curriki.org; This site lets users post and use curriculum
for the areas of mathematics, science, technology, reading and language arts, and languages
in K-12 education. |
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Distance Education | distance-educator.com; news related to distance
education |
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Equipment etc. | faraday.physics.uiowa.edu/manufact.html; This site has
addresses and links to manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, toys,
electronics, videos, etc. The links are organized by categories. |
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Ilumina | ilumina-dlib.org; This site is a library of sharable
resources for the math and sciences. You can browse by topic. There are
many physlets on file. |
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Inquiry | exploratorium.edu/ifi; This site has resources for inquiry
based learning. |
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Lecture Tips | Excerpt from "Tools for Teaching" by Barbara Gross Davis |
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Lon-Capa | lon-capa.org; A free, open source, web-based course
management system. |
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Merlot Home Page |
merlot.org; peer reviewed materials free for educational use; online resources for sciences, business,
IT, languages ; free membership if you want to contribute materials |
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Merlot Technology | merlot.org; teaching and technology, online resources, has a search feature;
note--this site also has discipline specific resources ...see Merlot entry in this list |
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MIT | MIT OpenCourseWare; free access to MIT courses, no access to
MIT profs. |
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Moodle | moodle.org; Moodle is an open source (free) course management
system. Some institutions use it instead of Blackboard (TM). |
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National Science Digital Library | nsdl.org; This site
is the National Science
Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics education and research. There are more than
1 million resources available through this site.
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NSTA Web Seminars | institute.nsta.org; The National Science
Teachers Association presents free online seminars on a variety of topics.
You can view the PowerPoint presentation from previous seminars.
Most material is targeted towards pre-college teaching. |
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PHYS-L Archives | carnot.physics.buffalo.edu; At this site you can search the
archives of the PHYS-L mailing list from 1996 to the present. |
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PHYS-L List | carnot.physics.buffalo.edu; This site has information
about the PHYS-L mailing list. The mailing list focuses on physics
and the teaching of physics. You can enter a request
to be subscribed to the mailing list at this site. |
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PHYS-L | Listserv for physics teachers, e-mail based discussions |
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PHYSHARE | www.geocities.com/physhare; This site has information
about the PHYSHARE e-mail mailing list. This discussion group is dedicated
to secondary physics education |
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PTEC | ptec.org; This site has resources and links related to research
on physics education. The site also has information on conferences and
educational opportunities for instructors. |
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The Physics Front | www.physicsfront.org; This site has "a collection of
resources for pre-college physics teachers." |
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Physics Resource Packets | rose-hulman.edu; Mike Moloney's site; This site
has worked out problems for Maple, Mathematica, and spreadsheets. |
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Plagiarism | Jane Sharka's tips on how to detect/prevent plagiarism |
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Prentice Hall | books available from Prentice Hall with resources for
astronomy and physics teachers |
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T.A.'s | Steve Pollock's comments for physics T.A.'s |
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Wisebridge Learning | wisebridgelearning.com; This site has free clipart
for download. Teachers can register to get a free CD with clipart, pdf files,
illustrations, and PowerPoint slides. The site offers a free MCAT review and free
physics diagnostic tests. The site has publications for sale to help students
learn physics and organic chemistry. |
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Workshop Physics | physics.dickinson.edu; This Dickinson College
site hosts materials for
the teaching method known as Workshop Physics. There are course documents,
assessment tools, downloadable software, and other information related to
Workshop Physics at this site. |
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| Physics Education Research |
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Colorado U. | colorado.edu; U. of Colorado; Be sure to click the Resources tab to get
access to materials. |
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Kansas State U. | web.phys.ksu.edu; Some of the content at this site
includes papers on the improvement
of science teaching, using technology in the classroom, Visual Quantum Mechanics,
and archives of past physics education classes. |
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Illinois U. | research.physics.uiuc.edu/PER/; U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
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Maryland U. | physics.umd.edu/perg/; U. of Maryland; This site has
information about PER (Physics Education Research), Resources, and links to
other PER sites. |
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Minnesota | groups.physics.umn.edu/physed; U. Minnesota; Take a look
at the Context Rich Problems. The site has downloadable software and documents. |
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Nebraska | physics.unl.edu; U. of Nebraska; This site has some locally
developed materials, and links to other PER sites. |
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