Metacognition is awareness and control of thinking for learning. Strong metacognitive skills
have the power to impact student learning and performance. While metacognition can …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and
new directions.] In recent years, physics instructional labs have been under considerable …

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 …

Many countries and regions have reached a consensus to promote science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the past decade. A body of studies have …

In Robotics Education (RE), the hands-on experience with troubleshooting problems is seen
as a good catalyst to enhance the participants' problem-solving skills. Based on the …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and
new directions.] We present the pedagogical design and implementation of “ESSENCe” …

Undergraduate physics laboratory course structures have been identified in policy reports
for novel design innovations to meet the needs of a diverse and growing student population …

Stronger metacognition, or awareness and regulation of thinking, is related to higher
academic achievement. Most metacognition research has focused at the level of the …

Studies have indicated the importance of scaffolding in the problem-solving process, as well
as the potential of integrating learning content into the troubleshooting tasks. However, few …

The power of knowledgeable peers (in this case undergraduate learning assistants [LAs]) to
scaffold learning in ways that can positively influence both cognitive and affective outcomes …