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Ian 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
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Mataka, Lloyd M.; Grunert Kowalske, Megan – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
A convergent mixed methods research study was used to investigate whether or not undergraduate students who participated in a problem-based learning (PBL) laboratory environment improved their self-efficacy beliefs in chemistry. The Chemistry Attitude and Experience Questionnaire (CAEQ) was used as a pre- and post-test to determine changes in…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Self Efficacy, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students