{"id":468,"date":"2019-11-22T14:46:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T19:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=468"},"modified":"2023-07-11T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T19:28:35","slug":"peter-garik","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/profile\/peter-garik\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Garik"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Research Interests:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Improving Science Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My research centers mainly on how to improve science instruction through visualization of abstract scientific models using computer tools. I have worked on curriculum projects that integrate computer modeling into the classroom; contributed to in-service teacher training projects; and, co-directed the development of a science museum exhibit incorporating hands-on experiments and multimedia displays. Currently my research includes a project that focuses on methods for teaching quantum concepts in general chemistry using computer simulations; a study of expert versus novice understanding of quantum concepts; and, research on engineering instruction. In this research, I work closely with CAS and SED faculty members, and with faculty affiliated with the Science and Mathematics Education Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17099,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":469,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/468\/revisions\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}