Firsthand or secondhand data in school labs: It does not make a difference

We report the findings of an empirical study that investigated whether the source of data—firsthand or secondhand data gained from lab work experiments—has an influence on students’ learning outcomes. Results indicate that students’ choice of a correct or incorrect hypothesis for a pendulum lab expe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burkhard Priemer, Stephan Pfeiler, Tobias Ludwig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-03-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.013102