Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement

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dc.contributor.authorVolkwyn, Trevor Sen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAllie, Saalihen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBuffler, Andyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLubben, Freden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T08:39:13Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T08:39:13Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe is a copy of an article published by American Physical Society: Volkwyn, T. S., Allie, S., Buffler, A. & Lubben, F. 2008. Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement. Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research. 4: 010108. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010108.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractConventional physics laboratory courses generally include an emphasis on increasing students' ability to carry out data analysis according to scientific practice, in particular, those aspects that relate to measurement uncertainty. This study evaluates the efficacy of the conventional approach by analyzing the understanding of measurement of freshmen following the physics major sequence, i.e., top achievers, with regard to data collection, data processing, and data comparison, through pre and post-instruction tests by using an established instrument. The findings show that the laboratory course improved the performance of the majority of students insofar as the more mechanical aspects of data collection and data processing were concerned. However, only about 20% of the cohort of physics majors exhibited a deeper understanding of measurement uncertainty required for data comparison.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVolkwyn, T. S., Allie, S., Buffler, A., & Lubben, F. (2008). Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement. <i>Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3352en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVolkwyn, Trevor S, Saalih Allie, Andy Buffler, and Fred Lubben "Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement." <i>Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3352en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVolkwyn, T., Allie, S., Buffler, A., Lubben, F. 2008. Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement. Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1554-9178en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Volkwyn, Trevor S AU - Allie, Saalih AU - Buffler, Andy AU - Lubben, Fred AB - Conventional physics laboratory courses generally include an emphasis on increasing students' ability to carry out data analysis according to scientific practice, in particular, those aspects that relate to measurement uncertainty. This study evaluates the efficacy of the conventional approach by analyzing the understanding of measurement of freshmen following the physics major sequence, i.e., top achievers, with regard to data collection, data processing, and data comparison, through pre and post-instruction tests by using an established instrument. The findings show that the laboratory course improved the performance of the majority of students insofar as the more mechanical aspects of data collection and data processing were concerned. However, only about 20% of the cohort of physics majors exhibited a deeper understanding of measurement uncertainty required for data comparison. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 1554-9178 T1 - Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement TI - Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3352 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3352
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVolkwyn TS, Allie S, Buffler A, Lubben F. Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement. Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3352.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.sourcePhysical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Researchen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010108
dc.titleImpact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurementen_ZA
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