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Direct linkLee, Sukmock; Guthery, Charlotte; Kim, Daewook; Calkins, Addison – Physics Teacher, 2022
An essential goal for physics and optical science instructors is to encourage students to find excitement and beauty in physical and optical phenomena while helping them learn the theoretical concepts and conducting experiments that can test the validity of the concepts. Such motivation largely relies on realistic hands-on lab opportunities where…
Descriptors: Physics, Optics, Science Instruction, Hands on Science
Safadi, Rafi'; Saadi, Sheren – Research in Science Education, 2021
Self-diagnosis activities require students to self-diagnose their solutions to problems they solved on their own by detecting and explaining their errors. Worked examples, a step-by-step demonstration of how to solve a problem, are often used to support students in self-diagnosis activities. However, studies indicate that students often fail to…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation, Problem Solving, High School Students
Carli, Marta; Fontolan, Maria Rosa; Pantano, Ornella – Physics Education, 2021
We describe the design and implementation of a teaching-learning sequence that was started before the lockdown and was then transformed for distance teaching. A backward design approach was adopted in order to identify clear learning outcomes. The activities were outlined according to an inquiry-based learning paradigm, referring to research-based…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Optics, Distance Education
McBane, George C.; Cannella, Christian; Schaertel, Stephanie – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
A low-cost time-resolved emission spectrometer optimized for ruby emission is presented. The use of a Class II diode laser module as the excitation source reduces costs and hazards. The design presented here can facilitate the inclusion of time-resolved emission spectroscopy with laser excitation sources in the undergraduate laboratory curriculum.…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Chemistry, Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction
Simpson, Scott; Izydorczak, Alexandra M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
Students in an upper-level physical chemistry course used a polarimeter to measure the molar optical rotation of different optically active amino acids to confirm the Clough, Lutz, and Jirgensons (CLJ) rule. This rule states that an amino acid is in the l-configuration if the molar optical rotation becomes more positive upon the addition of acid…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Measurement, Motion, Optics
Ruiz, Michael J. – Physics Education, 2019
A video is taken of a road-sign mirage from the passenger seat in a car traveling at constant speed on a highway. The video spans the duration of seeing the mirage of the sign, viewing the vanishing of the mirage as the car approaches, and passing the road sign. The mirage angle, defined as the angle with respect to the horizontal at the moment…
Descriptors: Optics, Geometric Concepts, Motion, Climate
Bitzenbauer, Philipp – Physics Education, 2021
In an earlier contribution in "Physics Education" (Bitzenbauer and Meyn 2020 "Phys. Educ." 55 055031 [see EJ1263541]), we presented a new teaching sequence on quantum optics on the secondary school level, and we reported on promising results of a first pilot study concerning its learning effectiveness. In the sense of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Optics, Quantum Mechanics
Susac, Ana; Planinic, Maja; Bubic, Andreja; Jelicic, Katarina; Ivanjek, Lana; Cvenic, Karolina Matejak; Palmovic, Marijan – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Recognition of interference and diffraction patterns is a difficult task for both high-school and university students. Many students fail to observe important features of particular patterns and identify the differences among similar patterns. In this study, we investigated if performing students' investigative experiments can help high-school…
Descriptors: Investigations, Experiments, Hands on Science, Optics
Mota, Ana Rita; Lopes dos Santos, João – Physics Teacher, 2017
Virtual images are often introduced through a "geometric" perspective, with little conceptual or qualitative illustrations, hindering a deeper understanding of this physical concept. In this paper, we present two rather simple observations that force a critical reflection on the optical nature of a virtual image. This approach is…
Descriptors: Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Optics, Visualization
Haagen-Schützenhöfer, Claudia; Hopf, Martin – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Curriculum Development: Theory into Design.] Although curriculum design has a long tradition in physics education research (PER), it is often criticized for unclear or inconsistent methodologies. One reason is that the theory-into-practice aspect frequently remains blurred. Only a few curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Physics, Science Instruction, Curriculum Design
Ndihokubwayo, Kizito; Uwamahoro, Jean; Ndayambaje, Irénée – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Effective teaching of physics requires the use of well-designed and diversified instructional tools such as multimedia throughout the teaching and learning process. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Physics Educational Technology (PhET) simulations and YouTube videos to improve the learning of optics in…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Multimedia Instruction, Simulation, Optics
Sengul, Ozden – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
This paper describes an alternative approach to teaching and learning practices in an undergraduate physics laboratory. The instructor plans and implements the 5E instructional model into the laboratory instruction. The article includes an example of the 5E lesson for the laboratory component of a physics course, which has separate lecture and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Physics, Science Laboratories
Teng, Bettina; Teng, Peter; Hennekens, Charles H. – Physics Teacher, 2018
Young's experiment is hailed as a milestone in ushering a new understanding of the wave nature of light and is even taught at the high school level. Unfortunately, even the most cursory presentation of the subject of diffraction becomes confusing. The theory and equations based on Fresnel's work appear arcane and incomprehensible to a high school…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Physics, Optics
Asfaw, Abraham; Blais, Alexandre; Brown, Kenneth R.; Candelaria, Jonathan; Cantwell, Christopher; Carr, Lincoln D.; Combes, Joshua; Debroy, Dripto M.; Donohue, John M.; Economou, Sophia E.; Edwards, Emily; Fox, Michael F. J.; Girvin, Steven M.; Ho, Alan; Hurst, Hilary M.; Jacob, Zubin; Johnson, Blake R.; Johnston-Halperin, Ezekiel; Joynt, Robert; Kapit, Eliot; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith; Laforest, Martin; Lewandowski, H. J.; Lynn, Theresa W.; McRae, Corey Rae H.; Merzbacher, Celia; Michalakis, Spyridon; Narang, Prineha; Oliver, William D.; Palsberg, Jens; Pappas, David P.; Raymer, Michael G.; Reilly, David J.; Saffman, Mark; Searles, Thomas A.; Shapiro, Jeffrey H.; Singh, Chandralekha – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: A roadmap is provided for building a quantum engineering education program to satisfy U.S. national and international workforce needs. Background: The rapidly growing quantum information science and engineering (QISE) industry will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at the bachelor's level. Research Question:…
Descriptors: Program Development, Engineering Education, Labor Needs, Quantum Mechanics
Download full textBazelais, Paul; Breuleux, Alain; Doleck, Tenzin – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2022
Researchers have expressed concern about the state of STEM education. To improve this situation, new pedagogies, such as blended learning, have been proposed and tested. The last decade has seen an increase in the use of blended learning to support learning; however, the effect of blended learning on learning remains unclear and often mixed. The…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Blended Learning, Science Education, Energy
