We are delighted to announce that CREATE's Deputy Director and Sr. Research Associate Robert Geier has been awarded over $1.9m from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) for a study that will focus on high school physics students and building their "knowledge-in-use". The research team of Dr's Geier, David Fortus, Joseph Krajcik, Knut Neumann and Jeff Nordine will continue building on a previous project that was centered around middle school science students concepts and understanding of energy.
Project-based learning (PBL) will anchor this work as students engage in quantitative modeling of energy transfers using real-world phenomena. The resulting products will include curriculum with student and teacher guides, as well as professional-learning materials and assessment tools.
Congratulations to Bob and the entire research team!
Read more about the project.
