Undergraduate Physics Course Innovations and Their Impact on Student Learning
written by
Heidi L. Iverson, Derek Briggs, Maria Ruiz-Primo, Robert M. Talbot III, and Lorrie A. Shepard
This paper presents results of an NSF project in which the goal is to provide a synthesis of research on instructional innovations that have been implemented in undergraduate courses in physics. The research questions guiding the project are: What constitutes the range of principal course innovations that are being implemented in undergraduate physics courses? What are the effects of these course innovations on student learning? The paper describes: (1) the literature search procedures used to gather over 400 innovation-related journal articles, (2) the procedures followed to analyze the studies within these articles, (3) the characteristics of the studies reported, and (4) the results from synthesizing the quantitative results of those studies that met our criteria for inclusion.
Physics Education Research Conference 2009
Part of the PER Conference series Ann Arbor, Michigan: July 29-30, 2009 Volume 1179, Pages 169-172
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![]() H. Iverson, D. Briggs, M. Ruiz-Primo, R. Talbot, and L. Shepard, Undergraduate Physics Course Innovations and Their Impact on Student Learning , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2009, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9474&DocID=1349>.
![]() Iverson, H., Briggs, D., Ruiz-Primo, M., Talbot, R., & Shepard, L. (2009, July 29-30). Undergraduate Physics Course Innovations and Their Impact on Student Learning . Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9474&DocID=1349
![]() Iverson, H, D. Briggs, M. Ruiz-Primo, R. Talbot, and L. Shepard. "Undergraduate Physics Course Innovations and Their Impact on Student Learning ." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9474&DocID=1349 (accessed 1 May 2025).
![]() Iverson, Heidi, Derek Briggs, Maria Ruiz-Primo, Robert Talbot, and Lorrie Shepard. "Undergraduate Physics Course Innovations and Their Impact on Student Learning ." Physics Education Research Conference 2009. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 2009. 169-172 Vol. 1179 of PER Conference. 1 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9474&DocID=1349>.
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Address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan},
Series = {PER Conference},
Volume = {1179},
Month = {July 29-30},
Year = {2009}
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