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Wieman, Carl – Physics Teacher, 2015
Undergraduate instructional labs in physics generate intense opinions. Their advocates are passionate as to their importance for teaching physics as an experimental activity and providing "hands-on" learning experiences, while their detractors (often but not entirely students) offer harsh criticisms that they are pointless, confusing and…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Science Experiments
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Gonzalez-spada, Wilson J.; Birriel, Jennifer; Birriel, Ignacio – Physics Teacher, 2010
Studies on cognitive aspects of science education, especially how students achieve conceptual change, have been a focus of interest for many years. Researchers of student learning and conceptual change have developed several easily applicable teaching strategies. One of these strategies is known as "discrepant events". Discrepant events are very…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
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Arons, Arnold B. – Physics Teacher, 1983
Describes a continuous sequence of development of arithmetical and ratio reasoning capacity which very few students now attain in introductory science courses. Sequence progresses from verbal interpretation of ratio of two numbers, to arithmetical reasoning involving division, coupling arithmetical reasoning to graphical representation, and to…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Graphs
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Padgett, Wendy T. – Physics Teacher, 1991
Provides a list of 33 problem-solving steps extracted from physics textbooks and arranged within the following 3 categories: setup, solution, and checks. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, High Schools, Learning Strategies, Physics
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Grote, Michael G. – Physics Teacher, 1992
Describes the distributed practice technique to review course material. Results of a study to compare distributed practice to massed practice indicated that students using the distributed practice technique scored significantly higher when tested two months after practice was completed. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Homework, Instructional Effectiveness, Long Term Memory
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Martin, Douglas R. – Physics Teacher, 1980
The author describes activities he uses with secondary school science students to learn about their reasoning. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Developmental Stages