EDITORIAL

Editorial: Discontinuation of short papers in PRPER

January 16, 2024

Short papers in Physical Review Physics Education Research (PRPER) were originally intended for articles that either extended a previous work (by the authors or someone else) or were initial results from a larger effort that were interesting enough to merit this type of publication.


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Editorial: Call for Papers for Focused Collection of Physical Review Physics Education Research: AI Tools in Physics Teaching and PER

December 14, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly found its way into more and more areas of our lives, including education. This focused collection aims to address opportunities, challenges, and issues around the use of a broad variety of AI tools in physics education and physics education research.


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Editorial: Call for Papers for Focused Collection of Physical Review Physics Education Research: Investigating and Improving Quantum Education through Research

December 4, 2023

In the year 2025, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the formulation and development of quantum theory. The United Nations is working toward a declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQST). In the spring of 2025, Physical Review Physics Education Research (PRPER) will join the celebration by rolling out a special issue of the journal focused on investigating and improving quantum education.


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ANNOUNCEMENT

Meet New PRPER Associate Editor Eric Brewe

June 30, 2023

Dr. Eric Brewe is a Professor in Physics and Science Education at Drexel University. Much of his research into the teaching and learning of physics at the university level is focused on the Modeling Instruction method. Dr. Brewe publishes frequently in PRPER and has received significant external funding to support his research. He is an APS Fellow and has served as Chair of the APS Education Policy Committee and Chair of the APS Topical Group on Physics Education Research.


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APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2024

APS has selected 156 Outstanding Referees for 2024 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.


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NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Ableism Puts Neurodivergent Students at a Disadvantage

February 29, 2024

While undergraduate physics students that identify as neurodivergent report little outright discrimination or violence, they do say that structural ableism has negatively impacted their time as students.

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Liam G. McDermott, Nazeer A. Mosley, and Geraldine L. Cochran
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 20, 010111 (2024)


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SPECIAL COLLECTION

Examining racial diversity and identity in Physical Review Physics Education Research

July 1, 2020

In the following special collection from Physical Review Physics Education Research, authors examine and highlight racial diversity, specifically how Black physicists and people of color navigate within the physics community at large.


EDITORIAL

Editorial: Announcing the PRPER Statistical Modeling Review Committee (SMRC)

November 22, 2022

Lead Editor, Charles Henderson, announces PRPER’s development of the Statistical Modeling Review Committee (SMRC) to help support high-quality statistical modeling techniques.


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Editorial: Research on Advancing Equity Is Critical for Physics

April 11, 2022

PRPER Lead Editor, Charles Henderson, and APS Editor in Chief, Michael Thoennessen, discuss the vital importance of offering an inclusive and welcoming environment to the physics community.


EDITORIAL

Editorial: Call for Papers Focused Collection of Physical Review Physics Education Research Instructional labs: Improving traditions and new directions

November 17, 2021

Physics is an experimental science. Instructional laboratories where students conduct experiments, analyze data, arrive at conclusions, and communicate findings have been around for over a century. Every physics department has labs of different levels: from introductory to advanced, for majors and nonmajors, with real equipment or virtual.


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Editorial: Call for Papers Focused Collection of Physical Review Physics Education Research Qualitative Methods in PER: A Critical Examination

August 4, 2021

Physics Education Research (PER) uses various research methods classified under qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. These approaches help researchers understand physics education phenomena and advance our efforts to produce better PER. Over time, research questions and contexts have evolved, and so have our methods. We understand it has come the time for PER scholars to examine qualitative methods in our field critically. Therefore, we urge you to contribute to the Focused Collection on Qualitative Methods in PER.


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Special Collection on Curriculum Development: Theory into Design

This Physical Review Physics Education Research (PRPER) Focused Collection was curated to bring to light curriculum design decisions and the factors that shape them. By making decisions about design explicit, we can better understand the contexts behind our research claims, hold curricula up to informed critique, and support new scholars as they undertake curriculum development.

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APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2024
March 1, 2024

APS has selected 156 Outstanding Referees for 2024 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.

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December 15, 2023

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February 16, 2023

The journal Physical Review Physics Education Research and the Topical Group on Physics Education Research(GPER) are collaborating to host these events on recent, high-impact physics education research.

Focused Collection: Quantitative Methods in PER: A Critical Examination
July 3, 2019

Articles appearing in this special collection highlight the current state of the field of physics education research as it relates to quantitative methods. Editorial

Announcing PRST-PER Focused Collections
January 2, 2014

I am pleased to announce that PRST-PER will begin having focused collections. A focused collection is a selection of articles on a particular topic of interest to the PER community. Announcements of the first three focused collections will be made in the form of guest editorials in the coming months. It is expected that there will be one or two focused collections in PRST-PER published each year.

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Recruiting Candidates for the Chief Editor at PRE
January 19, 2024

APS is now accepting applications of qualified candidates for the role of Chief Editor for Physical Review E.

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