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Direct linkSimpson, Scott; Izydorczak, Alexandra M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
Students in an upper-level physical chemistry course used a polarimeter to measure the molar optical rotation of different optically active amino acids to confirm the Clough, Lutz, and Jirgensons (CLJ) rule. This rule states that an amino acid is in the l-configuration if the molar optical rotation becomes more positive upon the addition of acid…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Measurement, Motion, Optics
Bitzenbauer, Philipp – Physics Education, 2021
In an earlier contribution in "Physics Education" (Bitzenbauer and Meyn 2020 "Phys. Educ." 55 055031 [see EJ1263541]), we presented a new teaching sequence on quantum optics on the secondary school level, and we reported on promising results of a first pilot study concerning its learning effectiveness. In the sense of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Optics, Quantum Mechanics
Susac, Ana; Planinic, Maja; Bubic, Andreja; Jelicic, Katarina; Ivanjek, Lana; Cvenic, Karolina Matejak; Palmovic, Marijan – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Recognition of interference and diffraction patterns is a difficult task for both high-school and university students. Many students fail to observe important features of particular patterns and identify the differences among similar patterns. In this study, we investigated if performing students' investigative experiments can help high-school…
Descriptors: Investigations, Experiments, Hands on Science, Optics
Asfaw, Abraham; Blais, Alexandre; Brown, Kenneth R.; Candelaria, Jonathan; Cantwell, Christopher; Carr, Lincoln D.; Combes, Joshua; Debroy, Dripto M.; Donohue, John M.; Economou, Sophia E.; Edwards, Emily; Fox, Michael F. J.; Girvin, Steven M.; Ho, Alan; Hurst, Hilary M.; Jacob, Zubin; Johnson, Blake R.; Johnston-Halperin, Ezekiel; Joynt, Robert; Kapit, Eliot; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith; Laforest, Martin; Lewandowski, H. J.; Lynn, Theresa W.; McRae, Corey Rae H.; Merzbacher, Celia; Michalakis, Spyridon; Narang, Prineha; Oliver, William D.; Palsberg, Jens; Pappas, David P.; Raymer, Michael G.; Reilly, David J.; Saffman, Mark; Searles, Thomas A.; Shapiro, Jeffrey H.; Singh, Chandralekha – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: A roadmap is provided for building a quantum engineering education program to satisfy U.S. national and international workforce needs. Background: The rapidly growing quantum information science and engineering (QISE) industry will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at the bachelor's level. Research Question:…
Descriptors: Program Development, Engineering Education, Labor Needs, Quantum Mechanics
Download full textBazelais, Paul; Breuleux, Alain; Doleck, Tenzin – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2022
Researchers have expressed concern about the state of STEM education. To improve this situation, new pedagogies, such as blended learning, have been proposed and tested. The last decade has seen an increase in the use of blended learning to support learning; however, the effect of blended learning on learning remains unclear and often mixed. The…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Blended Learning, Science Education, Energy
Haagen-Schützenhöfer, Claudia; Hopf, Martin – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Curriculum Development: Theory into Design.] Although curriculum design has a long tradition in physics education research (PER), it is often criticized for unclear or inconsistent methodologies. One reason is that the theory-into-practice aspect frequently remains blurred. Only a few curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Physics, Science Instruction, Curriculum Design
Ndihokubwayo, Kizito; Uwamahoro, Jean; Ndayambaje, Irénée – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Effective teaching of physics requires the use of well-designed and diversified instructional tools such as multimedia throughout the teaching and learning process. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Physics Educational Technology (PhET) simulations and YouTube videos to improve the learning of optics in…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Multimedia Instruction, Simulation, Optics
Sengul, Ozden – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
This paper describes an alternative approach to teaching and learning practices in an undergraduate physics laboratory. The instructor plans and implements the 5E instructional model into the laboratory instruction. The article includes an example of the 5E lesson for the laboratory component of a physics course, which has separate lecture and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Physics, Science Laboratories
Mešic, Vanes; Škaljo, Edvin; Mitrevski, Boce; Nešic, Ljubiša; Hatibovic, Senad; Malicevic, Mevludin – Physics Education, 2021
Single slit diffraction is part of many high-school physics curricula throughout the world. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether high-school physics teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and North Macedonia are adequately prepared to discuss with their students about various aspects of the single slit diffraction pattern,…
Descriptors: Physics, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, High School Teachers
Ürek, Handan; Özdemir, Erdogan; Coramik, Mustafa – Physics Education, 2021
The target of this study is to determine the minimum angle of deviation of a prism which is one of the optical experiments. Thus, the aim is to state the refractive index of a prism. In this context, the Tracker program, which might also be utilized in terms of distance education purposes, was preferred. The videos of the experiments were recorded…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Mota, Ana Rita; Lopes dos Santos, João – Physics Teacher, 2017
Virtual images are often introduced through a "geometric" perspective, with little conceptual or qualitative illustrations, hindering a deeper understanding of this physical concept. In this paper, we present two rather simple observations that force a critical reflection on the optical nature of a virtual image. This approach is…
Descriptors: Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Optics, Visualization
Teng, Bettina; Teng, Peter; Hennekens, Charles H. – Physics Teacher, 2018
Young's experiment is hailed as a milestone in ushering a new understanding of the wave nature of light and is even taught at the high school level. Unfortunately, even the most cursory presentation of the subject of diffraction becomes confusing. The theory and equations based on Fresnel's work appear arcane and incomprehensible to a high school…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Physics, Optics
Campari, Enrico Gianfranco; Barbetta, Manuel; Braibant, Sylvie; Cuzzuol, Nitya; Gesuato, Alessandro; Maggiore, Leonardo; Marulli, Federico; Venturoli, Giovanni; Vignali, Cristian – Physics Teacher, 2021
The pandemic triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has produced worldwide interruptions of face-to-face teaching activity in both schools and universities. In Italy, the quarantine began in the second half of February 2020 and lasted for all the second semester of lectures. The University of Bologna, where all the authors of the present article are…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Home Programs
Dark, Marta L. – Physics Education, 2021
In fall 2020, the Physics Department was tasked with coming up for a plan for optics, our one credit lab course. Because of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, our institution planned to offer a fully online fall semester, with no students residing on campus. The college announced the plan 5 weeks prior to the start of the semester. This paper will…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Optics, Online Courses, COVID-19
Ekin, Sabit; O'Hara, John F.; Turgut, Emrah; Colston, Nicole; Young, Jeffrey L. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Contribution: A do-it-yourself (DIY) light wave sensing (LWS) and communication project was developed to generate interest and clarify basic electromagnetic (EM) and wireless sensing/communication concepts among students at different education levels from middle school to undergraduate. This article demonstrates the nature of the project and its…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Hands on Science
