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Direct linkIan Descamps; Sophia Jeon; N. G. Holmes; Rachel E. Scherr; David Hammer – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
In introductory physics laboratory instruction, students often expect to confirm or demonstrate textbook physics concepts. This expectation is largely undesirable: labs that emphasize confirmation of textbook physics concepts are generally unsuccessful at teaching those concepts and even in contexts that do not emphasize confirmation, such…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Personal Autonomy
