Positive Attitudinal Shifts with the Physics by Inquiry Curriculum across Multiple Implementations

Recent publications have documented positive attitudinal shifts on the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) among students enrolled in courses with an explicit epistemological focus. We now report positive attitudinal shifts in classes using the "Physics by Inquiry" (&q...

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Published in:Physical review special topics. Physics education research 2012-01, Vol.8 (1), p.010102, Article 010102
Main Authors: Lindsey, Beth A, Hsu, Leonardo, Sadaghiani, Homeyra, Taylor, Jack W, Cummings, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Science
Colorado
Curricula
Epistemology
Florida
Inquiry
Physics
Problem Solving
Researchers
Science Education
Scientific Concepts
Scientific Principles
Student Attitudes
Students
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Summary:Recent publications have documented positive attitudinal shifts on the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) among students enrolled in courses with an explicit epistemological focus. We now report positive attitudinal shifts in classes using the "Physics by Inquiry" ("PbI") curriculum, which has only an implicit focus on student epistemologies and nature of science issues. These positive shifts have occurred in several different implementations of the curriculum, across multiple institutions and multiple semesters. In many classes, students experienced significant attitudinal shifts in the problem-solving categories of the CLASS, despite the conceptual focus of most "PbI" courses. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.)
ISSN:1554-9178
1554-9178
2469-9896
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.010102