Speaker
Natasha Holmes
(Cornell University)
Description
What is the purpose of an introductory physics lab? Often instructional labs are structured such that students perform experiments to observe or discover classic physics phenomena. In this talk, I’ll present data that questions this goal and argues for transforming labs to focus instead on the skills and understandings of experimental physics. I’ll provide several examples of experimentation-focused labs and research on their efficacy for students’ skill development.
| Keyword-1 | Experimentation |
|---|---|
| Keyword-2 | Labs |
Author
Natasha Holmes
(Cornell University)
