美国物理教育研究:历史回顾和前瞻

FOUNDATIONS AND FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH IN THE U.S

本文介绍美国物理教育研究(Physics Education Research,简称PER)这一领域的概况。主要内容包括3个方面:物理教育研究发展简史和背景、研究方法和主要研究方向与热点,目的是为有兴趣的读者打开PER之门,一方面吸引更多的中国学者参与到PER领域;另一方面让更多的一线教师了解PER领域的研究成果,将其应用于自己的教学之中有效地改善和提高物理教育教学质量。

This article provides a brief introduction to Physics Education Research（PER）,particularly in the context of the U.S.It focuses on three major aspects：historical development,methodological paradigms,and topical themes in PER.It is the authors＇ hope that the introduction can serve as an entry point for interested readers,recruiting more Chinese scholars into the PER field,and at the same time affording educational practitioners with instructional resources to allow for improvement in classroom teaching.