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most citedOperationalizing the AAPT Learning Goals for the Lab

45 citations · 80 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

physics.ed-ph2020★ 4 cited

Group roles in unstructured labs show inequitable gender divide

Katherine N. Quinn, Michelle M. Kelley, Kathryn L. McGill +3

Instructional labs are being transformed to better reflect authentic scientific practice, often by removing aspects of pedagogical structure to support student agency and decision-…

physics.ed-ph2018★ 45 cited

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…

physics.ed-ph2018★ 7 cited

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'…

physics.ed-ph2018★ 2 cited

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…

physics.ed-ph2018★ 4 cited

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…

physics.ed-ph2017

Seeing the real world: Comparing learning from verification labs and traditional or enhanced lecture demonstrations

Emily M. Smith, N. G. Holmes

Instructors in introductory physics courses often use labs and demonstrations to reinforce that the physics equations introduced in lectures and textbooks describe what actually ha…