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Operationalizing the AAPT Learning Goals for the Lab
N. G. Holmes, Emily M. Smith
Calls for reform to instructional labs means many instructors and departments are facing the daunting task of identifying goals for their introductory lab courses. Fortunately, the…
Assessment of critical thinking in physics labs
Cole Walsh, Katherine N. Quinn, N. G. Holmes
Despite the significant amount of time undergraduate students spend in introductory physics labs, there is little consensus on instructional goals and accepted diagnostic assessmen…
Who does what now? How physics lab instruction impacts student behaviors
Katherine N. Quinn, Kathryn L. McGill, Michelle M. Kelley +2
While laboratory instruction is a cornerstone of physics education, the impact of student behaviours in labs on retention, persistence in the field, and the formation of students'…
Confirming what we know: Understanding questionable research practices in intro physics labs
Martin M. Stein, Emily M. Smith, N. G. Holmes
Many institutions are changing the focus of their introductory physics labs from verifying physics content towards teaching students about the skills and nature of science. As inst…
Surprise! Shifting students away from model-verifying frames in physics labs
Emily M. Smith, Martin M. Stein, N. G. Holmes
Framing affects how students interpret, approach, and accomplish tasks. Little is known, however, about how students frame tasks in physics labs. During the first lab of a sequence…
Virtual Reality as a Teaching Tool for Moon Phases and Beyond
J. H. Madden, A. S. Won, J. P. Schuldt +5
A ball on a stick is a common and simple activity for teaching the phases of the Moon. This activity, like many others in physics and astronomy, gives students a perspective they o…
Interview validation of the Physics Lab Inventory of Critical thinking (PLIC)
Katherine N. Quinn, Carl Wieman, N. G. Holmes
Although an important goal of introductory physics labs is to train students in scientific reasoning and critical thinking, currently there are no standard tests in physics designe…