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Physical Review Physics Education Research
Development and validation of the moon phases concept inventory for middle school 
  
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P. Chastenay and M. Riopel, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 16 (2), 020107 (2020).
This article presents the Moon Phases Concept Inventory (MCPI), a pre-test and post-test assessment instrument for middle school students. It is intended to target students in the…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020107
Physical Review Physics Education Research
How instructors can view knowledge to implement culturally relevant pedagogy 
  
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C. Mathis, A. Daane, B. Rodriguez, J. Hernandez, and T. Huynh, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 19 (1), 010105 (2023).
This free-access research article surveyed 145 K-12 teachers from the U.S. West Coast region. The authors posed two questions: 1. Do you agree with the following statement? Physics…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010105
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When Is It Better to Learn Together? Insights from Research on Collaborative Learning 
  
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T. Nokes-Malach, J. Richey, and S. Gadgil, Educ. Psychol. Rev, 27 (4), 645-656 (2015).
Although collaboration is often considered a beneficial learning strategy, research examining the claim suggests a much more complex picture. Critically, the question is not whether…
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-015-9312-8
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Why may students fail to learn from demonstrations? A social practice perspective on learning in physics 
  
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W. Roth, C. McRobbie, K. Lucas, and S. Boutonné, J. Res. Sci. Teaching, 34 (5), 509-533 (1998).
This study was designed to find out why students may fail to learn from teacher demonstrations. In the context of an interpretive study in an Australian senior-year high school…
https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1098-2736(199705)34:5<509::aid-tea6>3.0.co...
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Harnessing active engagement in educational videos: Enhanced visuals and embedded questions 
  
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G. Kestin and K. Miller, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 18 (1), 010148 (2022).
The prevalence of online instruction highlights the importance of videos in education. Pedagogies that include elements that actively engage students are accepted as an improvement…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010148
Understanding Science: How Science Really Works 
  
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This web site was developed to provide an accessible, fun, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it works. It was designed to help learners of all…
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Teach Engineering: Students as Scientists 
  
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This curriculum unit, developed at Duke University, features two lessons in which students design experiments to test their own hypotheses, but offers a fresh approach to the…
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Visionlearning: Controlling Variables 
  
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This resource provides concise information on the importance of controlling variables in designing a scientific experiment. It is intended as guidance for beginners in understanding…
https://www.visionlearning.com/en/library/Process-of-Science/49/Controll...
Visionlearning: Research Methods: Experimentation 
  
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This is an instructional module on the process of experimentation as a scientific research method. The authors use a contextual approach, which includes a brief history of…
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NOVA: Reviving the 1918 Virus 
  
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This video with accompanying interactive activity puts learners in the role of active decision-makers regarding the ethics of a recent experiment to revive the deadly 1918 influenza…
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/1918-flu-poll.html
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