Teaching, Learning and Physics Education Research: Views of Mainstream Physics Professors

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written by Charles R. Henderson and Melissa H. Dancy

This paper presents the preliminary results of interviews with four thoughtful senior faculty who are not part of the Physics Education Research (PER) community. The interviews focused on their general beliefs about teaching and learning as well as their use of and attitudes towards PER and PER-based instructional strategies. We found that these instructors have beliefs about teaching and learning and instructional goals that are more PER-compatible than their self-described instructional practices. We hypothesize that one factor impeding more complete incorporation of PER is instructors' either misinterpreting or having a low opinion of the trustworthiness of educational research results.

Physics Education Research Conference 2004
Part of the PER Conference series
Sacramento, California: August 4-5, 2004
Volume 790, Pages 109-112

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Published: September 1, 2005

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Foundations - Alternative Conceptions - Teacher Characteristics = Affect Education Practices - Pedagogy = Instructional Issues General Physics - Physics Education Research	- Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.2084713
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Gm; 01.40.Jp
Keywords:: PERC 2004, education, instructor beliefs, physics, reform implementation, research and development management, teacher training, teaching, teaching and learning
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Record Updated:: May 25, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
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Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2004, August 4-5). Teaching, Learning and Physics Education Research: Views of Mainstream Physics Professors. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9544&DocID=2859

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Henderson, Charles, and Melissa Dancy. "Teaching, Learning and Physics Education Research: Views of Mainstream Physics Professors." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California, August 4-5, 2004. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9544&DocID=2859 (accessed 21 April 2025).

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Henderson, Charles, and Melissa Dancy. "Teaching, Learning and Physics Education Research: Views of Mainstream Physics Professors." Physics Education Research Conference 2004. Sacramento, California: 2004. 109-112 Vol. 790 of PER Conference. 21 Apr. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9544&DocID=2859>.

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