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Teaching Critical Thinking
N. G. Holmes, Carl E. Wieman, D. A. Bonn
The ability to make decisions based on data, with its inherent uncertainties and variability, is a complex and vital skill in the modern world. The need for such quantitative criti…
Measuring the Impact of Introductory Physics Labs on Learning
Carl Wieman, N. G. Holmes
Our recent study showed that two lab courses, whose goals were exclusively to reinforce material developed in the lecture courses, do not have any impact on exam performance at the…
Quantitative comparisons to promote inquiry in the introductory physics lab
N. G. Holmes, D. A. Bonn
In a recent report, the American Association of Physics Teachers has developed an updated set of recommendations for curriculum of undergraduate physics labs.1 This document focuse…
Measuring the impact of an instructional laboratory on the learning of introductory physics
Carl Wieman, N. G. Holmes
We have analyzed the impact of taking an associated lab course on the scores on final exam questions in two large introductory physics courses. Approximately a third of the student…