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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…
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…
Seeking instructional specificity: an example from analogical instruction
Eric Kuo, Carl E. Wieman
Broad instructional methods like interactive engagement have been shown to be effective, but such general characterization provides little guidance on the details of how to structu…
Transforming a 4th year Modern Optics Course Using a Deliberate Practice Framework
David J. Jones, Kirk W. Madison, Carl E. Wieman
We present a study of active learning pedagogies in an upper division physics course. This work was guided by the principle of deliberate practice for the development of expertise,…
On the Proper Use of Statistical Analyses; a Comment on "Evaluation of Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey" by Douglas et al
Carl E. Wieman, Wendy K. Adams
The paper "Evaluation of Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey" [1] proposes a new, much shorter, version of the CLASS based on standard factor analysis. In this comment…