Instructional labs are fundamental to an undergraduate physics curriculum, but their
possible learning goals are vast with limited evidence to support any particular goal. In this …

Physics lab instruction is evolving in response to changing technology, a desire to better
prepare students for diverse careers, and renewed focus from physics education …

This article presents the case for the use of the 'think-aloud protocol'by teachers who engage
in action-research as a source of constructive information about their students' cognitive …

Computation is intertwined with essentially all aspects of physics research and is invaluable
for physicists' careers. Despite its disciplinary importance, integration of computation into …

This article reports on a study investigating how computational essays can be used to help
students in higher education STEM take up disciplinary epistemic agency—cognitive control …

As quantum information science and technology (QIST) is becoming more prevalent and
occurring not only in research labs but also in industry, many educators are considering how …

The ability to construct, use, and revise models is a crucial experimental physics skill. Many
existing frameworks describe modelling in science education at introductory levels …

With the adoption of instructional laboratories that require students to make their own
decisions, there is a need to better understand students' activities as they make sense of …

Researchers in physics education have advocated both for including modeling in science
classrooms as well as promoting student engagement with sensemaking. These two …

This study aims to examine students' reasoning based on the model in each laboratory work
style and find the effect on scientific attitude and student activity. This study uses a …