Design strategies for research-based physics activities
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Joshua S. Von Korff, Amin Bayat Barooni, Monica K. Cook, Brian Ferguson, and Kyle Simmons
Physics education researchers often design activities, then test whether the activities are effective in helping students learn. Many published activities have been described in the physics education literature. However, some instructors may want to create their own activities; these instructors may want to know about how the published activities were designed. To this end, we have interviewed several prominent designers and analyzed their publications as well as an American Association of Physics Teachers' report on lab design. This paper focuses on a particular set of design philosophies that were important to these designers. "Revisiting cycles," which address a single question in depth, were a common theme. We also argue that designers' view of conceptual learning and of "thinking like a physicist" shapes their design plans.
Physics Education Research Conference 2017
Part of the PER Conference series Cincinnati, OH: July 26-27, 2017 Pages 412-415
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![]() Von Korff, J., Barooni, A., Cook, M., Ferguson, B., & Simmons, K. (2017, July 26-27). Design strategies for research-based physics activities. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14611&DocID=4788
![]() Von Korff, J, A. Barooni, M. Cook, B. Ferguson, and K. Simmons. "Design strategies for research-based physics activities." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, July 26-27, 2017. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14611&DocID=4788 (accessed 16 January 2025).
![]() Von Korff, Joshua, Amin Bayat Barooni, Monica K. Cook, Brian Ferguson, and Kyle Simmons. "Design strategies for research-based physics activities." Physics Education Research Conference 2017. Cincinnati, OH: 2017. 412-415 of PER Conference. 16 Jan. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14611&DocID=4788>.
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Author = "Joshua Von Korff and Amin Bayat Barooni and Monica K. Cook and Brian Ferguson and Kyle Simmons",
Title = {Design strategies for research-based physics activities},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2017},
Pages = {412-415},
Address = {Cincinnati, OH},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 26-27},
Year = {2017}
}
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