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Framework for Students’ Epistemological Development in Physics Experiments
written by Dehui Hu and Benjamin M. Zwickl
In order to better understand the impact of lab courses and experiential learning on students' views of professional physics and physics careers, we are developing tools that assess students' epistemology specifically related to physics experiments. We developed an open-ended survey about doing physics experiments and administered the survey to students from introductory-level to graduate level students.  We then constructed a framework of student epistemology of experimental physics, which includes topics such as link between theory and experiment, autonomy in experimentation, and justifications for the validity of experiments. We also identified key aspects of epistemological development from introductory physics students to graduate students.
Physics Education Research Conference 2015
Part of the PER Conference series
College Park, MD: July 29-30, 2015
Pages 143-146
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Education Foundations
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= Cognition Development
- Student Characteristics
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10.1119/perc.2015.pr.031
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Metadata instance created December 16, 2015 by Lyle Barbato
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D. Hu and B. Zwickl, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13857&DocID=4275).
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D. Hu and B. Zwickl, Framework for Students’ Epistemological Development in Physics Experiments, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13857&DocID=4275>.
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Hu, D., & Zwickl, B. (2015, July 29-30). Framework for Students’ Epistemological Development in Physics Experiments. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13857&DocID=4275
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Hu, Dehui, and Benjamin Zwickl. "Framework for Students’ Epistemological Development in Physics Experiments." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, July 29-30, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13857&DocID=4275 (accessed 10 November 2024).
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Hu, Dehui, and Benjamin Zwickl. "Framework for Students’ Epistemological Development in Physics Experiments." Physics Education Research Conference 2015. College Park, MD: 2015. 143-146 of PER Conference. 10 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13857&DocID=4275>.
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