Wendy Adams

Wendy Adams at the 2017 Prizes and Awards APS Presidential Reception
Wendy Adams at the 2017 Prizes and Awards APS Presidential Reception

Wendy K. Adams is an American physics educator. She is known for her work on interactive educational simulations of physics including the PhET Interactive Simulations project,[1] on the effectiveness of peer discussions on conceptual understanding of physics,[2] on measurement of student beliefs about physical concepts,[3] on public beliefs about what it is like to be a physics teacher,[4] and on other aspects of physics education. She is a research professor of physics in the Colorado School of Mines.[5] and the Executive Director of Get the Facts Out [6] a national multi-society effort to repair the reputation of the teaching profession.

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