2 papers
physics.ed-ph2025
Lessons from pendulums: A design comparison of three lab activities
Ian Descamps, Roger Tobin, Paul Wagoner +3
We present three versions of a pendulum lab activity to explore how theoretical commitments, motivations, and aspirations reflect in curriculum design. In earlier work, Boudreaux &…
physics.ed-ph2024
Dynamics of Productive Confirmation Framing in an Introductory Lab
Ian Descamps, Sophia Jeon, N. G. Holmes +2
In introductory physics laboratory instruction, students often expect to confirm or demonstrate textbook physics concepts (Wilcox & Lewandowski, 2017; Hu & Zwickl, 2017; Hu & Zwick…