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Constraints From Simulation Improve Experiential Outcomes in Laboratory Environment
Jeff Bale, James Day, J. Ives +1
In a first-year physics inquiry lab, pairs of students were randomly assigned to study pendulum motion using either a physical apparatus or a computer simulation. The experiment re…
Participating in the Physics Lab: Does Gender Matter?
N. G. Holmes, Ido Roll, D. A. Bonn
It is a well-studied notion that women are under-represented in the physical sciences, with a "leaky pipeline" metaphor describing how the number of women decreases at higher level…
Toolboxes and handing students a hammer: The effects of cueing and instruction on getting students to think critically
N. G. Holmes, Dhaneesh Kumar, D. A. Bonn
Developing critical thinking skills is a common goal of an undergraduate physics curriculum. How do students make sense of evidence and what do they do with it? In this study, we e…
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…
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…