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This web page contains links to published research articles relating to the Physics Education Technology Project (PhET). This project provides technology-based resources and information for physics education, most notably, simulations on a wide range of topics including Newton's Laws, electricity, waves, light, and quantum physics. The simulations are developed in conjunction with careful research to enhance their effectiveness as learning tools.

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https://phet.colorado.edu/en/research

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Foundations - Cognition = Cognition Development - Student Characteristics Education Practices - Active Learning = Modeling - Technology = Multimedia General Physics - Physics Education Research	- High School - Middle School - Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Collection - Instructional Material = Best practice - Reference Material = Article = Proceedings = Report = Research study

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Restriction:: © 2004 The PhET Project
Keywords:: Physics Education Technology, classroom research, evaluation, magazine article, student interviews
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created February 10, 2009 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 30, 2008

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PhET: Research:

Contains PhET Research: Simulations That Enhance Learning

A magazine article appearing in the October, 2008, issue of Science magazine that highlights research efforts by the PhET team on how learners use interactive simulations to enhance their learning.

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