PER Conference Series
Upcoming PER Conferences
PERC 2025 - Washington, DC
Information will be forthcoming soon.
Previous PER Conferences
PERC 2024 - Boston, Massachusetts
Bridging the Institutional Gap: PER at Primarily Undergraduate Four Year Institution, Two-Year College, and K-12 Levels
PERC 2023 - Sacramento, California
Working Together to Strengthen PER Community of Practice
PERC 2022 - Grand Rapids, MI
Queering Physics Education
PERC 2021 - Online
Making Physics More Inclusive and Eradicating Exclusive Practices in Physics
PERC 2020 - Online
Insights, Reflections, & Future Directions: Emergent Themes in the Evolving PER Community
PERC 2019 - Provo, UT
Physics Outside of the Classroom: Teaching, Learning, and Cultural Engagement in Informal Physics Environments
PERC 2018 - Washington, DC
Having Wonderful Ideas: Connecting the Content, Outcomes, and Pedagogies of Physics
PERC 2017 - Cincinnati, OH
Mathematization and Physics Education Research
PERC 2016 - Sacramento, CA
A Methodological Approach to PER
PERC 2015 - College Park, MD
Critical examination of laboratory-centered instruction and experimental research in physics education
PERC 2014 - Minneapolis, MN
Outpacing New Technologies with Novel Pedagogies: The Role of PER in the Transforming Landscape of Higher Education
PERC 2013 - Portland, OR
From fearing physics to having fun with physics: Exploring the affective domain of physics learning from multiple perspectives
PERC 2012 - Philadelphia, PA
Cultural perspectives on learners' performance & identity in physics
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (most articles available for download)
- Peer Review Statistics
PERC 2011 - Omaha, NE
Frontiers in Assessment: Instrumentation, Goals & Practices
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
- Peer Review Statistics
PERC 2010 - Portland, OR
Uncovering the hidden curriculum: Research on scientific, critical, and reflective thinking in the physics classroom
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
- Peer Review Statistics
PERC 2009 - Ann Arbor, MI
Physics Education Research across Paradigms
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
- Peer Review Statistics
PERC 2008 - Edmonton, Canada
Physics Education Research with Diverse Student Populations
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
- Peer Review Statistics
PERC 2007 - Greensboro, NC
Cognitive Science and Physics Education Research
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
PERC 2006 - Syracuse, NY
Discipline-based Education Research in Other STEM Disciplines
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
PERC 2005 - Salt Lake City, UT
Connecting Physics Education Research (PER) to Teacher Education at All Levels: K-20
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
PERC 2004 - Sacramento, CA
Transfer of Learning
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
PERC 2003 - Madison, WI
The Practice of Analysis as a Window on Theory
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- AIP Proceedings (for purchase)
- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
PERC 2002 - Boise, ID
Alternative Approaches to Assessment in Physics Teaching and Research in Physics Learning
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- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
- Article Mirror
PERC 2001 - Rochester, NY
Research at the Interface
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- PER-Central (all articles available for download)
- Article Mirror
PERC 1999 - San Antonio, TX
PERC 1998 - Lincoln, NE
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- Proceedings (selected articles and presentations available for download)