Jennifer L. Docktor|José P. Mestre
Synthesis of discipline-based education research in physics
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
paper presents comprehensive synthesis physics education research undergraduate level based work originally commissioned national academies six topical areas covered 1 conceptual understanding 2 problem solving 3 curriculum instruction 4 assessment 5 cognitive psychology 6 attitudes beliefs teaching learning topical section includes sample research questions theoretical frameworks common research methodologies summary key findings strengths limitations research areas future study supplemental material proposes promising future directions physics education researchreceived 8 august 2013doihttpsdoiorg101103physrevstper10020119this article available terms creative commons attribution 30 license distribution work must maintain attribution authors published articles title journal citation doipublished american physical society