Two research teams have used eye-tracking methods to learn how students approach complex physics problems.

Focus story on:
Chao-Jung Wu and Chia-Yu Liu
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010125 (2021)

Bashirah Ibrahim and Lin Ding
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010126 (2021)

Issues related to gender identity and the expression of femininity are key to understanding the high representation of women in physics in Muslim majority countries.

Viewpoint on:
Saeed Moshfeghyeganeh and Zahra Hazari
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010114 (2021)

Men and women perform equally well in introductory physics courses, according to a new study that looked at the exam grades of over 10,000 students.

Research News:
Matthew Dew et al.
Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010106 (2021)

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.

APS Editor in Chief, Michael Thoennessen, discusses a new opportunity for communicating authors to include their pronouns together with their contact email in order to promote a more respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment.

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.

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