Skills-focused lab instruction improves critical thinking skills and experimentation views for all students

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Instructional labs are fundamental to an undergraduate physics curriculum, but their possible learning goals are vast with limited evidence to support any particular goal. In this study, we evaluate the efficacy of labs with different goals and structures on students’ critical thinking skills and views about experimentation, using an extensive database of survey responses from over 20 000 students at over 100 institutions.

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2022
Date Published
2022-04
Journal Title
Physical Review Physics Education Research
Volume
18
Issue
1
Start Page or Article ID
010128
ISSN Number
2469-9896
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