Not engaging with problems in the lab: Students’ navigation of conflicting data and models

• Published in: Physical review. Physics education research Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 020112 - 20135
• Main Authors: Phillips, Anna McLean, Sundstrom, Meagan, Wu, David G., Holmes, N. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: College Park American Physical Society 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Audio data; Classrooms; College Science; College Students; Educational Change; Educational Facilities Improvement; Educational Research; Expectation; Framing; Interaction; Introductory Courses; Laboratories; Laboratory Procedures; Learner Engagement; Mechanics (Physics); Opportunities; Physics; Science Education; Science Instruction; Science Laboratories; Student Behavior; Students; Teaching Assistants; New York

With the adoption of instructional laboratories that require students to make their own decisions, there is a need to better understand students' activities as they make sense of their data and decide how to proceed. In particular, understanding when students do not engage productively with une...