Keynote Address - Improving the Teaching of Science through Discipline-based Education Research: An Example from Physics
References:
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L.C. McDermott, P.R.L. Heron, P.S. Shaffer, and M.R. Stetzer, "Improving the preparation of K-12 teachers through physics education research," Am. J. Phys. 74 (9) 763-767 (2006).
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L.C. McDermott, Oersted Medal Lecture 2001: "Physics education research: The key to student learning," Am.J. Phys. 69 (11) 1127 (2001).