Developing skills versus reinforcing concepts in physics labs: Insight from a survey of students’ beliefs about experimental physics

Physics laboratory courses have been generally acknowledged as an important component of the undergraduate curriculum, particularly with respect to developing students’ interest in, and understanding of, experimental physics. There are a number of possible learning goals for these courses including...

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Main Authors: Bethany R. Wilcox, H. J. Lewandowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2017-02-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.010108