ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment

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written by Eugenia Etkina, Alan Van Heuvelen, Suzanne White Brahmia, and Xueli Zou

This website contains background information and resources for the ISLE curriculum in physics. This approach to teaching physics has students perform experiments and build models in a manner similar to physics research. Included are example labs and curricular materials, research results, and discussion boards.

http://www.islephysics.net

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Education Practices - Active Learning = Inquiry Learning - Curriculum Development = Course = Laboratory General Physics - Curriculum - Physics Education Research	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Collection - Instructional Material = Best practice = Curriculum - Reference Material

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Access Rights:: Limited free access; Free for non-commerical use
Restriction:: © 2007 Eugenia Etkina and Alan Van Heuvelen
Keywords:: interactive laboratories, interative learning, model based reasoning, modeling, problem-based learning, scientific method
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created May 27, 2008 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:: February 26, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
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Etkina, E., Van Heuvelen, A., White Brahmia, S., & Zou, X. (2007). ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from http://www.islephysics.net

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Etkina, E, A. Van Heuvelen, S. White Brahmia, and X. Zou. ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment. 2007. http://www.islephysics.net (accessed 5 June 2023).

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Etkina, Eugenia, Alan Van Heuvelen, Suzanne White Brahmia, and Xueli Zou. ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment. 2007. 5 June 2023 <http://www.islephysics.net>.

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