Direct Measurement of the Impact of Teaching Experimentation in Physics Labs

• Published in: Physical review. X Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 011029
• Main Authors: Smith, Emily M., Stein, Martin M., Walsh, Cole, Holmes, N. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: College Park American Physical Society 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Attitudes; Experimentation; Physics; Science education; Skills; Students; Teaching

While there have been many calls to improve the quality of instructional physics labs, there exists little research on the effectiveness of lab instruction. This study provides a direct comparison between labs that have goals to reinforce physics content to those that emphasize experimentation skill...