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Transforming a large introductory lab course: impacts on views about experimental physics
Benjamin Pollard, H. J. Lewandowski
Laboratory courses are key components of most undergraduate physics programs. Lab courses often aim to achieve the following learning outcomes: developing students' experimental sk…
Initial impacts of the transformation of a large introductory lab course focused on developing experimental skills and expert epistemology
H. J. Lewandowski, Daniel R. Bolton, Benjamin Pollard
Recently, there has been increased attention to improving laboratory instruction at all levels. At the introductory level, research results have shown differing levels of success b…
Pathways to proposing causes for unexpected experimental results
Laura Ríos, Benjamin Pollard, Dimitri R. Dounas-Frazer +1
Models of physical systems are used to explain and predict experimental results and observations. When students encounter discrepancies between the actual and expected behavior of…