Teacher Education in Physics
Research, Curriculum, and Practice
David E. Meltzer,
Arizona State University, Editor
Peter S. Shaffer, University of Washington,
Associate Editor
Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC)
www.PhysTEC.org
December 2011
Teacher Education in Physics
Research, Curriculum, and Practice
© 2011 American Physical Society. All rights reserved.
Published by:
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Physical Society
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This book is an outcome of the PhysTEC project which is supported by:
American Physical Society
American Association of Physics Teachers
APS 21
st
Century Campaign
National
Science Foundation
Funding
This book is funded in part by the National Science Foundation through the PhysTEC project. PhysTEC is
a project of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. PHY-
0108787 and PHY-0808790. Any opinions, fi ndings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed
in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect the views of the National Science
Foundation.
Cover design by Nancy B. Karasik
ISBN: 978-0-9848110-
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