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Abstract Title: Physics Education Research at Purdue: One among many discipline-based education STEM groups
Abstract: Physics education research is only one discipline-based STEM education research endeavor at Purdue.  Full degree programs exist in Biology, Chemistry and Engineering as well as Physics.  Each of the science departments have programs with multiple faculty and numerous students, while Engineering Education has its own department with over 20 faculty and more than 70 graduate students.  The sheer number of faculty, staff and students have provided a unique opportunities for learning, communication, collaboration and other synergistic activities to occur.  In this poster, we will discuss discipline-based STEM education research programs at Purdue, as well as the unique opportunities that have arisen from this environment.
Abstract Type: Contributed Poster Presentation

Author/Organizer Information

Primary Contact: Rebecca Lindell
Department of Physics, Purdue University
525 Northwestern Ave
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2036
Phone: 765-494-2660
Fax: 765-494-0706
Co-Author(s)
and Co-Presenter(s)
Lynn Bryant, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Physics, Purdue University
Andrew Hirsch, Department of Physics, Purdue University
Mark Haugan, Department of Physics, Purdue University
Anita Roychoudhury, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Department of Physics, Purdue University