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INTRODUCTORY
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
Guidelines for Physics Education
The Role, Education, Qualifications, and Professional Development (G-11)
— This
document was created as a collaborative effort of the AAPT area committees on High School
Physics and Teacher Preparation. The Research in Physics Education area committee also
reviewed and approved the document. The new guidelines booklet has sections on knowledge
of physics content, knowledge of teaching physics, curriculum, knowledge of learners, effective
instructional strategies, and assessment.
Guidelines for Self-Study and External Evaluation of Undergraduate Physics Programs
(G-10)
— These guidelines were prepared by AAPT in 2005 in cooperation with the American
Physical Society to guide physics departments in evaluating a program of undergraduate physics
education. Completely updated, this content was significantly influenced by the Strategic
Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics (or SPIN-UP). SPIN-UP, sponsored by
ExxonMobil, AAPT, APS, and AIP, organized site visits and surveys of colleges with thriving
physics programs.
Guidelines for Two-Year College Physics Programs (G-2)
— The guidelines were prepared
to serve as a guide for institutional self-studies and program reviews; a resource for regional
accrediting groups when revising self-study guidelines and conducting visitations for assessment
of programs; and a guide to assist two-year college presidents, deans, and physics professors in
developing reasonable standards to assure quality physics instruction in two-year college physics
departments.
Planning for Graduate Studies in Physics and Related Fields (G-9)
— Edited by Dennis
Henry and recently updated, this was written for students considering graduate work in physics or
related fields. It will help each student decide whether to pursue a graduate degree, and if so, how
to prepare for this path while still an undergraduate. It addresses mechanics of the application
process, types of financial aid, and the final selection of a graduate school.
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Making and Sustaining Changes in Undergrad
Physics Programs
Making and Sustaining Changes in Undergraduate Physics Programs at Research Universities: A
Report on the Eastern Regional SPIN-UP Workshop at Rutgers, June 4-6, 2010. Edited by Ruth H.
Howes and Robert C. Hilborn.
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