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written by Eugenia Etkina and Sahana Murthy

In a study reported in PERC 2004 the authors described how introductory physics labs in which students design their own experiments help them develop scientific abilities. These include the ability to design an experiment to solve a problem, to collect and analyze data and to communicate the details of the experimental procedure. The goal of the present study is to investigate the social aspect of student learning in these labs: whether students' expectations are consistent with the goals of the labs, whether student assessment of their learning in the labs matches the goals, and whether students perceive the labs as helpful in learning useful skills.

Physics Education Research Conference 2005
Part of the PER Conference series
Salt Lake City, Utah: August 10-11, 2005
Volume 818, Pages 97-100

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Published: February 14, 2006

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Education Foundations - Student Characteristics = Affect Education Practices - Curriculum Development = Course Goals = Laboratory General Physics - Scientific Reasoning	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2177032
Access Rights:: Available for purchase
Restriction:: © 2005 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.2177032
NSF Number:: 0241078
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.gb; 01.50.Qb; 01.50.Pa
Keywords:: ISLE, PERC 2005, design laboratories, social learning, student expectations, student experiments
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 15, 2009 by Jenny Rempel
Record Updated:: December 15, 2021 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 14, 2006
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