Attending to experimental physics practices and lifelong learning skills in an introductory laboratory course
| Autor: | Punit Gandhi, Dimitri R. Dounas-Frazer, Anna Zaniewski, Daniel L. Reinholz, Jesse A. Livezey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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05 social sciences
Lifelong learning Physics - Physics Education FOS: Physical sciences 050301 education General Physics and Astronomy 01 natural sciences Course (navigation) Work (electrical) Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) 0103 physical sciences ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Mathematics education Duration (project management) 010306 general physics Psychology 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Physics. 84:696-703 |
| ISSN: | 1943-2909 0002-9505 |
| DOI: | 10.1119/1.4955147 |
| Popis: | We have designed an introductory laboratory course that engaged first-year undergraduate students in two complementary types of iteration: (1) iterative improvement of experiments through cycles of modeling systems, designing experiments, analyzing data, and refining models and designs; and (2) iterative improvement of self through cycles of reflecting on progress, soliciting feedback, and implementing changes to study habits and habits of mind. The course consisted of three major activities: a thermal expansion activity, which spanned the first half of the semester; final research projects, which spanned the second half of the semester; and guided student reflections, which took place throughout the duration of the course. We describe our curricular designs and report examples of student work that demonstrate students' iterative improvements in multiple contexts. Comment: 23 pages (preprint format), 3 figures; published in American Journal of Physics |
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