Eric Mazur

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Eric Mazur is a physicist and Harvard University professor renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative methods in physics education.


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instanceOf physicist
science educator
university professor
almaMater Leiden University
authorOf Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual
publications on physics education research
awardReceived Harvard College Professorship
Millikan Medal
Oersted Medal
basedIn Cambridge, Massachusetts
citizenship Netherlands
United States
developed peer instruction teaching method
employer Harvard University
field physics
physics education research
fieldOfResearch nanophotonics
optics
physics education
ultrafast optics
hasRole academic administrator
educational innovator
science communicator
influenced adoption of clickers and classroom response systems
influencedBy constructivist learning theory
knownFor active learning in large lecture courses
conceptual understanding in physics teaching
innovative methods in physics education
peer instruction
language Dutch
English
memberOf American Association of Physics Teachers
American Physical Society
Optica (formerly OSA)
name Eric Mazur
nationality Dutch-American
occupation education researcher
physicist
professor
position Area Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University
Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
researchInterest assessment of conceptual learning
improving STEM education
interactive engagement in classrooms
teachingFocus applied physics
introductory physics
workInstitution Harvard University

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Eric Mazur
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