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Current Projects

1. Formative Assessment Materials for Large-Enrollment Physics Lecture Classes, National Science Foundation Award Abstract - #0243258.

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2. Active-Learning Curricular Materials for Fully Interactive Physics Lectures, National Science Foundation Award Abstract - #0311450.

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NEW   3. Collaborative Research: Research on the Learning and Teaching of Thermal Physics, National Science Foundation Award Abstract - #0406724.

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Ongoing Projects

1. Workbook for Introductory Physics
[WORKBOOK FOR INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS: Instructors who would like to receive a free CD-ROM of the preliminary version of our active-learning curricular materials "Workbook for Introductory Physics, Part II" are invited to contact us via e-mail [at dem@iastate.edu] or phone.]

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2. Bibliography on Thermodynamics

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3. Listing of Physics Education Research papers published in the American Journal of Physics since 1972

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Previous Projects

1. Introductory Physics: A Pilot Project for an Elementary Course based on Guided Inquiry, with the Theme of "Energy," National Science Foundation Award Abstract - #9354595.

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2. Microcomputer-Based Curricular Enhancements for Elementary Physics,, National Science Foundation Award Abstract - #9650754.

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3. Elementary Physics Course Based on Guided Inquiry, National Science Foundation Award Abstracts - #9653079 and #9896264.

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4. Development of Active-Learning Curricular Materials in Thermodynamics for Physics and Chemistry, Iowa State University Center for Teaching Excellence - 1999-2000 Miller Faculty Fellow

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5. Development of Active-Learning Curricular Materials in Thermodynamics, National Science Foundation Award Abstract - #9981140.

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6. Active-Learning and Critical Thinking in Large-Enrollment Physics Courses, Iowa State University Center for Teaching Excellence - 2002-2003 Teaching Scholar.

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7. Investigation of Diverse Representational Modes in the Learning of Physics and Chemistry, National Science Foundation Award Abstract - #0206683.

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