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