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| Abstract Title: | ISLE-Based Laboratory Reform at an Urban University |
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| Abstract: | Over the 2018-2019 academic year we reformed two sections of the Introductory Physics Laboratory course at Rutgers Newark, a public university in Newark, NJ serving a diverse student population. Our reforms were based on the Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE). We used the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for Experimental Physics (E-CLASS), anonymous student surveys, and focus groups with students enrolled in the course to evaluate the effectiveness of this reform. We found that, when compared to the non-reformed sections of the same course, the reformed labs had a significant impact on students' attitudes and beliefs about experimental physics as measured by the E-CLASS. We found students had significantly more expert-like beliefs for five particular statements on the E-CLASS which align with the goals of the reform effort. Students self-reported increased understandings of physics and experimentation and interest in physics. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session I |
| Poster Number: | A77 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Joshua Rutberg Rutgers University 10 Seminary Place New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone: 845-242-6875 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University, Diane Jammula, Rutgers Newark |
